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DELAROSA v. PEAKE

No. 2007-7108.

515 F.3d 1319 (2008)

Margarita DeLaROSA, Claimant-Appellant, v. James B. PEAKE, M.D., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

January 31, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. George, National Veterans Legal Services Program, of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. With him on the brief were Barton F. Stichman and Christine M. Cote.

Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Assistant Director, 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, Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, Mark A. Melnick, Assistant Director, and Marla T Conneely, Attorney. Of counsel on the brief were David J. Barrans, Assistant General Counsel and Y. Ken Lee, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before RADER, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Margarita DeLaRosa (Mrs. DeLaRosa), the widow of veteran Albert DeLaRosa (Mr. DeLaRosa), appeals a decision of the United. States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veterans Court), which affirmed an April 14, 2004, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) decision denying her claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), i.e., service-connected death benefits. DeLaRosa v. Nicholson, 21 Vet.App. 418 (2006). We affirm.

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