Legal Opinion
Heino v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 28, 2012No. 2011-7160PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACH, Circuit Judge.
William H. Heino, Sr. (“Mr. Heino”) appeals from a judgment of the United *1372States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming a decision by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) denying him a lower copayment for his prescribed medication. Mr. Heino contends that his copayment amount must be reduced because it is more than what the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) pays for his medication and that 38 U.S.C. § 1722A(a)(2) prohibits the VA from charging a copayment in excess of what the VA pays for a veteran’s medication. However, because…
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