Legal Opinion
Clemment B. Epps, Claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 7, 1997No. 97-7014PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Clemment B. Epps appeals from the decision of the Court of Veterans Appeals affirming the denial of Epps’s claim for compensation for service-related injuries. Because the Court of Veterans Appeals did not err in its interpretation of 38 U.S.C. § 5107(a) (1994), we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Epps served on active duty in the United States Army from 1961 to 1964. In 1969, the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) determined that his dermatitis of the hands and feet was service-connected and it rated the dermatitis at 10% disabling. In 1991, Epps requested an increase in the…
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