Legal Opinion
Smith v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 8, 2011No. 2010-7145PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Curtis E. Smith (“Smith”) appeals a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) that denied him a rating of total disability based on individual unemployability (“TDIU”). Smith argued that the Veterans Administration (“VA”) was required to obtain an industrial survey from a vocational expert to evaluate TDIU claims such as Smith’s. The Veterans Court rejected this argument. We affirm.
Background
Smith served in active military duty for training from July 1972 to November 1972, active military duty from February 1975 to February 1979, and in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Auer v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Ronald L. DeLORME, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Beverly Fields v. Otis R. Bowen, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Thun v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009
- Van Hoose v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
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3Cited by18 opinions
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