Legal Opinion
Sotero R. Lopez v. Peter O'Rourke
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided June 1, 2018No. 17-1138Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO. 17-1138 SOTERO R. LOPEZ, APPELLANT, V. PETER O'ROURKE, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before DAVIS, Chief Judge, and PIETSCH and GREENBERG, Judges. ORDER On April 19, 2017, Sotero R. Lopez filed a Notice of Appeal (NOA) from a May 13, 2016, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) decision. The Secretary moved to dismiss the appeal, arguing that because Mr. Lopez "failed to file [a] motion for [Board] reconsideration within the time period for filing a judicial appeal, the 120-day judicial appeal period was not tolled, and the…
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