GARRISON v. NICHOLSON

No. 2007-7002.

494 F.3d 1366 (2007)

Sandie V. GARRISON, Claimant-Appellant, v. R. James NICHOLSON, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

July 25, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kara F. Stoll, Finnergan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. On the brief was Mark R. Lippman, The Veterans Law Group, of La Jolla, CA.

Roger A. Hipp, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, and Franklin E. White, Jr., Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were David J. Barrans, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and Michelle Doses Bernstein, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before SCHALL, BRYSON, and LINN, Circuit Judges.


SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Veteran Sandie V. Garrison appeals the final decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans Court") that affirmed the decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals ("Board") denying him a rating in excess of ten percent for his ankle disability. Garrison v. Nicholson, No. 05-0808, 2006 WL 2564296 (Vet.App. Aug.31, 2006). In its decision, the Veterans Court reviewed...

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