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HARRIS v. WEST

No. 99-7057.

203 F.3d 1347 (2000)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: February 17, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Carpenter, Carpenter Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant.

Steven J. Gillingham, Trial 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 Kathryn A. Bleecker, Assistant Director.

Before MAYER, Chief Judge, BRYSON, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Edward Harris, a veteran, appeals from the judgment of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, which held that a problem with his eyesight was not shown to be service connected. We affirm.

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Mr. Harris served on active duty in the United States Army from August 1949 to November 1952. In 1959, he made a claim of service connection for an eye condition known as retinitis pigmentosa. The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied his...

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