Legal Opinion

Zajicek v. West

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided November 19, 1998No. 98-429PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINBERG, Judge:

This ease involves an attempt to appeal, through a putative March 5, 1988, Notice of Appeal (NOA), a January 15, 1998, decision of the Acting Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denying reconsideration of a June 24,1997, BVA decision. The appellant did not address the envelope containing his motion for reconsideration exactly as prescribed in the applicable Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulation (38 C.F.R. § 20.1001(b) (1997)) or the instructions on the VA Form 4597 BVA Notice [hereinafter “BVA Notice”] enclosed with the June 1997 decision. He…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rosler v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  2. Samuel D. Butler, Jr. v. Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
  3. Jesus A. Barrera, Claimant-Appellant, and Peter F. Johnson, Claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
  4. Johnson v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
  5. Jaquay v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. L IZZIE K. M AY FIELD v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2005
  2. Cintron v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  3. Santoro v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
  4. Pogue v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000

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