WILLIAMS v. PRINCIPI

No. 02-7020.

310 F.3d 1374 (2002)

Shirley D. WILLIAMS, Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

November 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Heith Reynolds, Wolfe, Williams & Rutherford, of Norton, VA, argued for claimant-appellant. On the brief was Roger W. Rutherford.

Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Senior Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General; and David M. Cohen, Director. Of counsel on the brief were Richard D. Hipolit, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and David J. Barrans, Staff Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before CLEVENGER, SCHALL, and LINN, Circuit Judges.


LINN, Circuit Judge.

Shirley D. Williams ("Williams") appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans' Court") affirming a determination by the Board of Veterans' Appeals ("Board") that Williams was not entitled to an effective date prior to October 20, 1989, for her award of dependency and indemnity compensation ("DIC"). Williams v. Principi, 15 Vet.App. 189 (2001) (en banc). Because the Veterans' Court correctly...

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