WILSON v. PRINCIPI

No. 03-7105.

391 F.3d 1203 (2004)

Albert L. WILSON, Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

DECIDED: December 3, 2004.


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 were Nancy L. Foti and Louis J. George.

Edward P. Sullivan, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. On the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Kenneth D. Woodrow, Trial Attorney. Of counsel on the brief was Martin J. Sendek, Office of the General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel were Franklin E. White, Jr., Assistant Director, and Kyle E. Chadwick, Attorney, Civil Division. Also of counsel was Michael J. Timinski, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.


PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to examine two sections of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2002 ("VBA"), and to determine whether, under section 402 of the Act, we have jurisdiction to decide the case before us, and whether, under section 403, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims properly decided the case before it.

The veteran in this case, Albert L. Wilson, seeks review of the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on his...

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