Hensley v. Principi

ORDER

The appellant, Burke Hensley, previously appealed a February 1996 decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) that had denied, as not well grounded, his claim for service connection for heart disease as a residual of mustard gas exposure. On September 22, 1998, the Court, by single judge, affirmed that Board decision. Hensley v. West, No. 96-978, 1998 WL 666701 (Vet.App. Sept.22, 1998). The appellant appealed the Court’s decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit). On May 12, 2000, the Federal Circuit vacated this Court’s September 1998…