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JACKSON v. BROWN

No. 94-7076.

55 F.3d 589 (1995)

Ruby S. JACKSON, Claimant-Appellant, v. Jesse BROWN, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 1, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruby S. Jackson, Houston, TX, submitted pro se.

Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Atty. Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, submitted for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were Frank W. Hunger, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director and Anthony H. Anikeeff, Asst. Director. Of Counsel was Nicole Sideris, Dept. of Veterans Affairs.

Before NIES, SCHALL and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

The Court of Veterans Appeals dismissed Ruby S. Jackson's appeal from a decision of the Board of Veterans Appeals rejecting her claim for increased survivor benefits. The court held that it did not have jurisdiction over her claim, because her jurisdictional Notice of Disagreement was filed before November 18, 1988. We agree that the Court of Veterans Appeals did not have jurisdiction to address Jackson's claim; we therefore affirm.

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