DYMENT v. PRINCIPI

No. 00-7075.

287 F.3d 1377 (2002)

Muriel C. DYMENT, Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

DECIDED: April 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Horan, Paralyzed Veterans of America, of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant.

David B. Stinson, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were David M. Cohen, Director; and Bryant G. Snee, Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were Richard J. Hipolit, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Martie Adelman, Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.


BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Muriel C. Dyment, the surviving spouse of a veteran, appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans Court") affirming an order of the Board of Veterans' Appeals that denied her claim for dependency and indemnity compensation. The Veterans Court upheld the Board's determination that the lung condition that caused her husband's death was not service connected. We have jurisdiction to address some, but not all, of...

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