UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO. 19-4765 KATHY GARDNER-DICKSON, PETITIONER, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, RESPONDENT. Before GREENBERG, MEREDITH, and FALVEY, Judges. ORDER FALVEY, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. GREENBERG, Judge, filed a dissenting opinion. During the Vietnam era, Air Force veteran Herbert E. Dickson was stationed at the Korat Royal Air Force Base in Thailand. Years after service, he developed ischemic heart disease and filed a...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO. 19-0678(E) CHARLES R. COLEY, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before PIETSCH, ALLEN, and TOTH, Judges. ORDER On January 31, 2019, the appellant Charles R. Coley filed through counsel a Notice of Appeal from an October 25, 2018, Board of Veterans' Appeals decision that denied entitlement to service connection for hypertension and residuals of a stroke, also claimed as memory loss, both including as...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-7129 ANDREW U.D. STRAW, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided June 26, 2020) Andrew U.D. Straw, pro se. William A. Hudson, Jr., Acting General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; Kenneth A. Walsh, Deputy Chief Counsel; and Lance P. Steahly, all of Washington, D.C., were on the brief for the appellee. Before GREENBERG, TOTH, and FALVEY, Judges....
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO. 18-6819 SHERRY C. BENSON, APPELLANT , V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before BARTLEY, Chief Judge, and GREENBERG and TOTH, Judges. OR D ER I. On September 26, 2017, the Board of Veterans' Appeals mailed a decision denying appellant Sherry C. Benson's application for recognition as the surviving spouse of veteran Charles Ray Benson for the purpose of receiving VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). The...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-5980 WILLIS E. BRELAND, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued April 28, 2020 Decided May 29, 2020) Kenneth M. Carpenter, of Topeka, Kansas, for the appellant. Alex L. Kutrolli and Shannon E. Leahy, with whom James M. Byrne, General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; James B. Cowden, Deputy Chief Counsel; and Mark J. Villapando, were on the brief,...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-5628 GARY PHILBROOK, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued April 21, 2020 Decided May 19, 2020) Kenneth M. Carpenter, of Topeka, Kansas, for the appellant. Shondriette D. Kelley, with whom James M. Byrne, General Counsel; Mary A. Flynn, Chief Counsel; and Selket N. Cottle, Deputy Chief Counsel, were on the brief, all of Washington, D.C., for the...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-4601 JAMES R. WELCOME, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued July 14, 2020 Decided October 29, 2020) Jennifer A. Zajac, of Oceanside, California, with whom Linda E. Blauhut, of Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for the appellant. Mark D. Gore, with whom Richard J. Hipolit, Acting General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and Edward V. Cassidy,...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-3856 CECIL E. HEM BREE, APPELLANT , V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued June 10, 2020 Decided August 31, 2020) Steven M. Spitzer, with whom Glenn R. Bergmann and Christopher M. Toms, all of Bethesda, Maryland, were on the brief for the appellant. Abigail J. Schopick, with whom James M. Byrne, General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and Christopher W....
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-3721 LUIS A. MARTINEZ-BODON, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued July 7, 2020 Decided August 11, 2020) Christian A. McTarnaghan, with whom Tessa S. Stillings was on the brief, both of Providence, Rhode Island, for the appellant. Lori M. Jemison, with whom William A. Hudson, Jr., Acting General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and Carolyn F....
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-2796 LLEWELLYN R. MILLER, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued November 13, 2019 Decided January 16, 2020) J. Corey Creek, with whom Bryan Andersen and Glenn R. Bergmann, all of Bethesda, MD, were on the brief for the appellant. Melissa A. Timbers, with whom James M. Byrne, General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and Kenneth A. Walsh, Deputy...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-2121 JOHN F. CAMERON, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued January 14, 2020 Decided January 30, 2020) Kenneth M. Carpenter, of Topeka, Kansas, for the appellant. Jessica K. Grunberg, with whom James M. Byrne, General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and Kenneth A. Walsh, Deputy Chief Counsel, all of Washington, D.C., were on the brief for the...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-1189 REGINALD L. SMITH, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued October 24, 2019 Decided April 27, 2020) John Niles, with whom Amie P. Leonard and Barton F. Stichman were on the brief, all of Washington, D.C., for the appellant. Joshua L. Wolinsky, with whom James M. Byrne, General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and James B. Cowden, Deputy...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-0966 GENERAL WEBB, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued September 10, 2019 Decided March 26, 2020) Christian A. McTarnaghan, with whom Dvora Walker was on the brief, both of Providence, Rhode Island, for the appellant. Drew A. Silow, Acting Deputy Chief Counsel, with whom Richard J. Hipolit, Acting General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-0520 ROBERT E. LANGDON, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued December 13, 2019 Decided February 5, 2020) Charles Collins-Chase, of Washington, D.C., for the appellant. Shir Davidovicz, with whom Catherine C. Mitrano, Acting General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and James B. Cowden, Deputy Chief Counsel, all of Washington, D.C., were on the...
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-0495 ELIZABETH M. WALSH, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Decided February 24, 2020) Kaitlyn C. Degnan, of Providence, Rhode Island, was on the brief for the appellant. Richard J. Hipolit, Acting General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; Christopher W. Wallace, Deputy Chief Counsel; and Ronen Morris, all of Washington, D.C., were on the brief for...
