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MACHADO v. DERWINSKI

No. 90-7008.

928 F.2d 389 (1991)

Manuel MACHADO, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Edward J. DERWINSKI, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

March 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Hecht, Gerald Hecht and Associates, Danbury, Conn., argued for petitioner-appellant.

Peter G. Barber, Atty., Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director and Thomas W. Petersen, Asst. Director. Also on the brief was Constance Tobias, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, of counsel.

Before RICH and RADER, Circuit Judges, and FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

RADER, Circuit Judge.

Mr. Machado appeals from the June 4, 1990 order of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals (Veterans Court). The Veterans Court dismissed his appeal as untimely under 38 U.S.C. § 4066(a) (1988). This court affirms.

BACKGROUND

Mr. Machado received disability benefits from the Veteran's Administration (VA) beginning in 1985 for a service-connected hip injury.* In 1988 Mr. Machado appealed...

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