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ROBINSON v. SHINSEKI

No. 2008-7095.

557 F.3d 1355 (2009)

Marvin ROBINSON, Claimant-Appellant, v. Eric K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

February 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Carpenter, Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant. On the brief was Mark R. Lippman, The Veterans Law Group, of La Jolla, California.

Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were Michael F. Hertz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Jeanne E. Davidson, Director.

Richard R. James, of Glen Allen, Virginia, for amicus curiae National Organization of Veterans Advocates, Inc.

Before NEWMAN, PLAGER, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Marvin Robinson ("Robinson") appeals a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans Court") affirming a decision by the Board of Veterans' Appeals ("Board"). The Board denied service connection on a claim for heart disease and a thyroid disability. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Robinson served on active duty in the United States Navy from October 16, 1986, to April 14, 1988. On May 27, 1987, Robinson was diagnosed with...

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