Legal Opinion
Donald G. Spencer, Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 15, 1994No. 93-7073PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Donald G. Spencer appeals from the judgment of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals affirming the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals denying Spencer’s claim for compensation for an alleged service-connected disability. Spencer v. Brown, 4 Vet.App. 288 (1993). Because the Board was not required to review his claim de novo and Spencer failed to present new and material evidence warranting the reopening of his claim, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Spencer served on active military duty from March 1944 to February 1946. In 1975, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis…
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