LANE v. PRINCIPI

No. 02-7358.

339 F.3d 1331 (2003)

Bruce E. LANE, Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

DECIDED: August 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Kyle E. Chadwick, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were David M. Cohen, Director; and Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Senior Trial Counsel. Of counsel on the brief were Richard J. Hipolit, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Jamie L. Mueller, Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before LOURIE, SCHALL, and PROST, Circuit Judges.


SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Bruce E. Lane served in the United States Army ("Army"). Following his discharge, he applied to the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") for benefits. A VA Regional Office ("RO") determined that he was not entitled to benefits because of the character of his discharge. Mr. Lane appealed the RO's decision to the Board of Veterans' Appeals ("Board"), which affirmed the RO's decision. See In re Lane, No. C26 873 648, slip op. at 3 (B.V...

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