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WILLIAMS v. PEAKE

No. 2007-7196.

521 F.3d 1348 (2008)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

April 3, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Toomey, of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, argued for claimant-appellant.

Brian T. Edmunds, 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 Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, and Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Assistant Director. Of counsel was Michael S. Dufault, Trial Attorney. Of counsel on the brief was Michael J. Timinski, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before LOURIE, Circuit Judge, CLEVENGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and PROST, Circuit Judge.

CLEVENGER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Vernon D. Williams ("Williams") appeals from the final decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans Court") affirming the decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals ("BVA"). The BVA denied Williams an effective date earlier than May 2, 1994, for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for schizophrenia. We affirm.

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