SUCIC v. McDONALD

Nos. 2014-7134, 2014-7134.

JACK SUCIC, Claimant-Appellant, v. ROBERT A. McDONALD, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided February 16, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KENNETH M. CARPENTER , Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.

RENEE GERBER , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BENJAMIN C. MIZER , ROBERT E. KIRSCHNER, JR. , MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR. ; DAVID J. BARRANS , BRIAN D. GRIFFIN , Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALLACH.


This disposition is nonprecedential

Jack Sucic, a veteran, seeks an early effective date for a grant of service-connected disability compensation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims determined that the Board of Veterans' Appeals did not err in denying Mr. Sucic's request for an earlier effective date. For...

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