Myer v. Principi

Type

Opinion of the Court

Per curiam

Yes — no individual author

Filed

March 7, 2003

Case

Myer v. Principi

Case status

Decided

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PER CURIAM. Turner Myer, III, seeks review of the May 30, 2002, order of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims dismissing Mr. Myer’s appeal from a Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. Because the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims properly dismissed Mr. Myer’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction, this court affirms. I. In January 1980, Mr. Myer filed a claim for disability pension benefits with the Houston regional office of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. In February 1980, the Regional Office denied the claim. In July 1980, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals upheld the denial of Mr. Myer’s claim, found that he was less than 100% disabled and not unemployable due to permanent disability, and concluded that he was not entitled to a disability pension under applicable law. In March 1991, Mr. Myer filed another claim for disability pension benefits. The claim was initially denied, but after several appeals the Department of Veterans Affairs issued in October 2001 a Rating Decision authorizing an extra-schedular permanent and total disability rating for Mr. Myer. However, the Department of Veterans Affairs later rejected Mr. Myer’s claim because he had been…

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