SCOTT v. WILKIE

2018-1535.

920 F.3d 1375 (2019)

John B. SCOTT, Claimant-Appellant v. Robert WILKIE, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: April 15, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cora Renae Holt , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by Paul William Browning , Ronald Lee Smith , Guang-Yu Zhu .

Jana Moses , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by Martin F. Hockey, Jr. , Robert Edward Kirschman, Jr. , Joseph H. Hunt ; Brian D. Griffin , Jonathan Krisch , Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

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


United States Navy veteran John Scott appeals a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("the Veterans Court") affirming the determination of the Board of Veterans' Appeals ("the Board"). The Board determined that Scott was only entitled to a disability rating under diagnostic code ("DC") 5276...

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