UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-988 WILLIAM D. SMITH , APPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , JR., SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided June 14, 2000 ) Carol Ponton, of Holly Hill, Florida, was on the pleadings for the appellant. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Thomas A. McLaughlin; and Cristine D. Senseman, all of Washington, D.C., were on the pleadings for the appellee....
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-8002 IN RE PAUL D. GIAMANCO , MEMBER OF THE BAR Before NEBEKER, Chief Judge, and STEINBERG and GREENE, Judges ORDER Attorney Paul D. Giamanco (the respondent) was admitted to practice before this Court on December 28, 1993, based on his admission to practice in the State of Illinois and his good standing as a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. This Court received a certified copy of an August 23, 1999, order of...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-624 VERNETTA M. MARRERO , APPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before IVERS, STEINBERG, and GREENE, Judges. ORDER The pro se appellant appeals, on behalf of herself and her adult daughter, an April 6, 1999, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) that denied entitlement to retroactive apportionment of pension benefits that had been paid to the veteran while he was her husband...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 99-575 JIMMY D. ADAMS, APPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , JR., SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided May 1, 2000 ) Ronald L. Smith, of Washington, DC, was on the pleadings for the appellant. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Ralph D. Davis, of Washington, DC, were on the pleadings for the...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-53 CHARLES J. HARRIS, APPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , JR., SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before KRAMER, HOLDAWAY, and STEINBERG, Judges. ORDER In a single-judge memorandum decision dated February 15, 2000, the Court affirmed an October 1998 decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board or BVA) that determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and a back disability were not well grounded. On...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 99-515 ABRAHAM THOMPSON , APPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before KRAMER, Chief Judge, and FARLEY and HOLDAWAY, Judges ORDER The appellant, Abraham Thompson, appealed a December 24, 1998, Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) decision that denied him recognition as a former prisoner of war (POW) for Department of Veterans Affairs purposes. The Court by single-judge memorandum decision...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 99-460 JAMES A. MCCOLLEY , APPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided July 21, 2000 ) R. Lawrence Roberson, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was on the brief for the appellant. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Carolyn F. Washington, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Jennifer Whittington, all of Washington, D.C., were on the...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 99-413 THOMAS E. BRUCE , APPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided August 1, 2000 ) Thomas E. Bruce, pro se. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Michael A. Leonard, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Richard Scott Ragan, all of Washington, D.C., were on the pleading for the appellee. Before KRAMER, FARLEY,...
THIS VERSION ICLUDES THE ERRATAS DATED 15SEP00 AND 17OCT00-e UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 99-347 MERLE D. STONE , APPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided Sep 11, 2000) James J. Wall, of Wilmington, N.C., was on the pleadings for the appellant. Robert E. Coy, Acting General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Carolyn F. Washington, Deputy Assistant General Counsel;...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-270 CHARLIE SANDERS, APPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , JR., SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided May 9, 2000 ) Ronald L. Smith, of Washington, D.C., was on the brief for the appellant. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Joan E. Moriarty, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Patricia Trujillo, of Washington, D.C., were on the brief for the...
This version contains an errata issued on 1Dec90 - e UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-200 MAMIE GORDON , APPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before HOLDAWAY, STEINBERG, and GREENE, Judges. ORDER The appellant appeals through counsel a November 25, 1998, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board or BVA) that determined that she had not submitted a timely request for a waiver of recovery by the Department of Veterans...
This version includes an errata dated 19Apr00 -e UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-1919 DEEANNA M. KELSEY , APPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , JR., SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before KRAMER, FARLEY, and HOLDAWAY, Judges. ORDER The pro se appellant, DeeAnna M. Kelsey, is the surviving spouse of veteran Keith J. Kelsey, who served in the military from January 1960 to January 1973. On November 1, 1999, the appellant filed with the Court a Notice of Appeal (NOA) "...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-1788 MOSES RENTI HOLLIDAY , APPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before KRAMER, Chief Judge, and STEINBERG and GREENE, Judges. ORDER On October 12, 2000, the Court, in a single-judge memorandum decision, affirmed a September 30, 1999, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board or BVA) decision that denied increased VA disability compensation ratings for sensory impairment and hyperesthesia with...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-156 STEPHEN PREJEAN , APPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , JR., SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided April 25, 2000 ) Phill M. Edwards and Nolton J. Senegal, Sr., of Lafayette, La., were on the brief for the appellant. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Joan E. Moriarty, Acting Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Catherine A. Chase, of...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-1471 HAROLD E. SMITH , APPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided December 4, 2000 ) Mark R. Lippman, of La Jolla, California, was on the brief for the appellant. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Michael A. Leonard, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Alicia Henning Pratz, all of Washington, D.C., were...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS N O . 99-132 S TEPHEN T. M C G RATH , A PPELLANT , V. H ERSHEL W. G OBER , A CTING S ECRETARY OF V ETERANS A FFAIRS, A PPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided August 16, 2000 ) Roger W. Rutherford, of Norton, Virginia, was on the brief for the appellant. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Brian B. Rippel, all of Washington, D.C.,...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 99-1271 PAUL E. LUYSTER, APPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before KRAMER, Chief Judge, and FARLEY and HOLDAWAY, Judges. ORDER On August 29, 2000, this Court affirmed a May 5, 1999, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) decision which had denied as not well grounded the appellant's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, other than a corneal scar of the left eye and scars under...
THIS VERSION INCLUDES AN ERRATA DATED 22SEP00-e UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS N O . 99-1169 S ANDRA E. B OOTH , A PPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, A CTING S ECRETARY OF V ETERANS A FFAIRS, A PPELLEE. Before FARLEY, HOLDAWAY, and GREENE, Judges. ORDER Sandra E. Booth, Esq., through counsel, appeals a March 1999 decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which determined that she had met the requirements for payment of attorney fees pursuant to a May 13, 1993,...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-106 RAYMOND GALLEGOS, APPELLANT , V. HERSHEL W. GOBER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided August 11, 2000 ) James W. Stanley, Jr., of North Little Rock, Arkansas, was on the brief for the appellant. Leigh A. Bradley, General Counsel; Ron Garvin, Assistant General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Acting Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Gregory W. Fortsch, all of Washington,...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 99-661 DANIEL W. AMBROSE, APPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , JR., SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before NEBEKER, Chief Judge, and KRAMER, FARLEY, HOLDAWAY, IVERS, STEINBERG, and GREENE, Judges. ORDER On February 22, 2000, as part of his proffered brief, the appellant filed a motion for an initial full Court consideration of this appeal. Motions for a full Court decision are not favored. Ordinarily they will not be granted unless such...
