SAUNDERS v. WILKIE

2017-1466.

886 F.3d 1356 (2018)

Melba J. SAUNDERS, Claimant-Appellant v. Robert WILKIE, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: April 3, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MELANIE L. BOSTWICK , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by ERIC SHUMSKY ; PATRICK AARON BERKSHIRE , BARTON F. STICHMAN , National Veterans Legal Services Program, Washington, DC.

MARK E. PORADA , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by CHAD A. READLER , ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR. , L. MISHA PREHEIM ; Y. KEN LEE , JONATHAN KRISCH , Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

Before Newman, Dyk, and O'Malley, Circuit Judges.


Melba Saunders appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("the Veterans Court") denying her entitlement to disability benefits based on her reported pain from bilateral knee disorders. Saunders v. McDonald, No. 15-0975, 2016 WL 3002862...

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