Legal Opinion

Henry L. Conway, Jr., Claimant-Appellee v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 7, 2004No. 03-7072PublishedCited by 169 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (“Secretary”) appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (‘Veteran’s Court”) remanding a veteran’s claim for service-connected disability compensation to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”). The Veteran’s Court remanded because the veteran did not receive the notice required by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act (‘VCAA”), as codified at 38 U.S.C. § 5103(a). We vacate the Veteran’s Court decision and remand to the Veteran’s Court because the Veteran’s Court committed legal error when it…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Quartuccio v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
  2. Luther Williams, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  3. Charles W. Travelstead, Claimant-Appellee v. Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary, of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
  4. Arthur Bernklau, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  5. Shannon D. Smith, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by169 opinions

  1. Dingess - Hartman v. NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
  2. Larry A. Pelegrini v. Anthony J. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2004
  3. Sanders v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
  4. Mayfield v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  5. Dennis M. Thun v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008

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