Legal Opinion
Otero-Castro v. Principi
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided October 4, 2002No. 01-1360PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge:
The appellant, through counsel, seeks review of a May 25, 2001, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) decision that denied a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) increased rating (greater than 30 %) for his service-connected hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease with unstable angina. Record (R.) at 1-7. The appellant filed a brief asking that the Court reverse the Board decision and award a 60% rating for his disability. The Secretary filed a brief seeking affirmance of the BVA decision, and the appellant filed a reply brief. This appeal is timely, and the Court…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Segundo Mariano v. Anthony J. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2003
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