HENSLEY v. WEST

No. 99-7029.

212 F.3d 1255 (2000)

Burke HENSLEY, Claimant-Appellant, v. Togo D. WEST, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

May 12, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barton F. Stichman, National Veterans Legal Services Program, of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. With him on the brief was Edward B. Myers.

Russell A. Shultis, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Kirk T. Manhardt, Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were Donald E. Zeglin, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and Martie Adelman, Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before PLAGER, LOURIE, and CLEVENGER, Circuit Judges.


PLAGER, Circuit Judge.

The meaning of "a well grounded claim" as that term is used in the law governing veterans benefits is the issue before the court. Burke Hensley appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims,1 Hensley v. West, 1998 WL 666701, No. 96-978 (Vet. App. Sept. 22, 1998), which dismissed his case for failure to state a well grounded claim...

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