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SIMMONS v. NICHOLSON

No. 2006-7092.

487 F.3d 892 (2007)

Patricia D. SIMMONS, Claimant-Appellee, v. R. James NICHOLSON, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

May 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. James, of Glen Allen, Virginia, argued for claimant-appellee. Of counsel on the brief was Sean A. Ravin, of Washington, DC.

Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellant. With him on the brief was Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General. Of counsel on the brief were David J. Barrans, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and Martie S. Adelman, Staff Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before NEWMAN, MAYER, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

PROST, Circuit Judge.

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs appeals a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans Court") that vacated and remanded a decision by the Board of Veterans' Appeals ("Board") denying Patricia D. Simmons's claim for service connection for hearing loss in her right ear and for an increased rating for hearing loss in her left ear. Simmons v. Nicholson, No. 03-1731, 2005 WL 3312625 (Vet.App. Dec. 1, 2005...

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