Barger v. Principi

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 97-1775 NELDA J. BARGER , APPELLANT , V. ANTHONY J. PRINCIPI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided May 24, 2002 ) Stanley L. Taylor, Jr., of Biloxi, Mississippi, was on the brief for the appellant. Tim S. McClain, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Darryl A. Joe, Acting Assistant General Counsel; and Barbara J. Finsness, all of Washington, D.C., were on the pleadings for the appellee. Before KRAMER, Chief Judge, and IVERS and GREENE, Judges. IVERS, Judge,…