Legal Opinion
Sneed v. McDonald
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 22, 2016No. 2015-7069PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge DYK. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALLACH.
DYK, Circuit Judge.
The Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) denied Marva J. Sneed’s claim for dependency and indemnity compensation. The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) dismissed Ms. Sneed’s appeal because it was untimely filed and declined to find equitable tolling based on attorney abandonment. We hold that, even assuming Ms. Sneed showed that there was attorney abandonment, she failed to demonstrate that she diligently pursued her rights. We affirm.
Background
Ms.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Lawrence v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
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