Legal Opinion
Roberson v. SHINSEKI
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 7, 2010No. 2009-7093PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOLSOM, Chief District Judge.
Appellant Catherine Roberson appeals the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veterans Court) affirming the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision denying Mrs. Roberson’s claim for death and indemnity compensation (DIC) pursuant to former 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for her husband’s death from non-service-connected cancer. Because the Veterans Court properly interpreted former 38 U.S.C. § 1151, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Mrs. Roberson’s late husband, Isaac Roberson, served in the United States Army from 1956 until he was granted an honorable discharge in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Fred P. Gardner, Claimant-Appellee v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
- Frank A. Glover, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- Catherine Roberson v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2009
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- 14-30 313Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2018
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