Sandlin v. Principi

Type

Opinion of the Court

Per curiam

Yes — no individual author

Filed

Aug. 8, 2002

Case

Sandlin v. Principi

Case status

Decided

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DECISION PER CURIAM. Sandra K. Sandlin, the surviving spouse of deceased veteran George L. Sandlin, *518 appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“the Veterans Court”). The court held that a September 1990 regional office decision denying service connection for her husband’s death did not constitute clear and unmistakable error. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. BACKGROUND Mr. Sandlin served in the United States Navy from May 1943 to March 1946. He died on June 11, 1990, at the age of 65, as a result of hypoxemia due to carcinoma of the lung. In July and August 1990, Mrs. Sandlin filed applications with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“DVA”) for burial benefits and death pension benefits. She indicated on each application that she was not claiming that her husband’s death was related to his military service. When the DVA regional office processed Mrs. Sandlin’s claims, it considered his medical records and other evidence available at the time. His medical records reflected that as of 1987 he was being treated for tuberculosis and emphysema, and that between October 1989 and March 1990, he was treated for lung cancer with m…

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