BROOKS v. CLELAND

Civ. A. No. 80-71999.

531 F.Supp. 103 (1982)

Charity Lee BROOKS, Plaintiff, v. Max CLELAND, Administrator of Veterans Administration, and the Veterans Administration, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Michigan, S. D.

January 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services by Robert F. Gillett, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff.

Leonard Gilman, U. S. Atty. by Francis L. Zebot, Asst. U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for defendants.


OPINION

GILMORE, District Judge.

This action challenges defendants' determination that plaintiff is not entitled to retroactive dependency and indemnity compensation benefits for the death of her nephew, Gordon Butler, and is before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment.

Gordon Butler, a deceased veteran, was in active military service from February 1968 to December 1970. He died in December 1971 of service-connected disabilities. Plaintiff...

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