ROBINSON v. WILKIE

2017-1968.

905 F.3d 1353 (2018)

Bennie C. ROBINSON, Claimant-Appellant v. Robert WILKIE, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: October 4, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KENNETH M. CARPENTER , Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by VIRGINIA A. GIRARD-BRADY , JAMIE MARIE ATWOOD , ABS Legal Advocates, P.A., Lawrence, KS.

MICHAEL ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Represented by MELISSA BAKER , CHAD A. READLER , ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR. , CLAUDIA BURKE ; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN , CHRISTOPHER O. ADELOYE , Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge Newman.


Mr. Bennie Robinson, a veteran who served in Vietnam as a member of the United States Marine Corps, appeals the effective date of his disability rating for coronary artery disease. Mr. Robinson's effective date coincides with the date of his diagnostic testing results, but it took...

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