Erickson v. West

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 98-1542 GERALD L. ERICKSON , APPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , JR. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided May 12, 2000 ) Jeffrey Wood, of York, Pennsylvania, was on the brief for the appellant. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Acting Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Brian B. Rippel, all of Washington, D.C., were on the brief for the appellee. Before HOLDAWAY, IVERS, and STEINBERG, Judges. STEINBERG, Judge, filed the opinion…