Legal Opinion
William R. Sowers v. Robert A. McDonald
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided February 12, 2016No. 14-0217PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOELEN, Judge:
The appellant, William R. Sowers, through counsel, appeals a December 13, 2013, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision in which the Board denied an initial compensable rating for postoperative residuals of a right ring finger fracture. 1 Record of Proceedings (R.) at 3-23. This appeal is timely, and the Court has jurisdiction to review the Board’s March 2014 decision pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 7252(a) and 7266(a). This matter was referred to a panel of the Court without oral argument to decide whether the Board erred in finding that Mr. Sowers was not entitled to a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Adway Maggitt, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- William A. Smith, Claimant-Appellee v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
- Gardner v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Dennis M. Thun v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
- Burke Hensley, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Crystal D. Southall-Norman v. Robert A. McDonaldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2016
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