Legal Opinion

Setsuko Daves v. R. James Nicholson

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided March 12, 2007No. 05-189PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On Appeal from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals

HAGEL, Judge:

Setsuko Daves, surviving spouse of veteran Gary A. Daves, appeals through counsel an October 4, 2004, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) that (1) denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of Mr. Daves’s death, and (2) denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1318. For the reasons set forth below, the Board’s decision will be vacated and the matter remanded for further adjudication.

I. BACKGROUND

Mr. Daves served on active duty in the U.S. Army from April 1971…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  3. Allday v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  4. Dingess - Hartman v. NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
  5. Kay v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. James P. Barr v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007
  2. Angel S. Nieves-Rodriguez v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
  3. William N. Clemons v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2009
  4. Michael H. Jones v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010
  5. Angel Vazquez -Flores v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008

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