Legal Opinion
Oliver L. Jaquay, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 16, 2002No. 98-7051PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINN, Circuit Judge.
Oliver L. Jaquay seeks review of the final decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (‘Veterans Court”) 1 holding that it lacked jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“BVA”) because the notice of appeal was not timely filed nor otherwise tolled. See Jaquay v. West, 11 Vet.App. 67 (1998). Because Jaquay's misfiled request for reconsideration with the VA regional office (“VARO”) from which his claim originated equitably tolled the judicial appeal period for filing his notice of appeal to the Veterans Court, the Veterans Court’s…
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