United States Eleventh Circuit

Because plaintiff presented an uncontradicted claim that he mailed a completed form to the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in a properly addressed and postage-paid envelope, it is presumed to have been received by the VA, and thus he meets the jurisdictional requirements contained within 28 U.S.C. section 2675 and 28 C.F.R. section 14.2 for bringing an action under the FTCA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/25/2002
• Published 02/25/2002

Judges

• TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT and WILSON, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lauri Waldman Ross,Ross & Tilghman, Miami, FL, for Barnett., Janis Brustares Keyser, Gay, Ramsey & Warren, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, for Okeechobee Hosp.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anne Ruth Schultz, Laura Thomas Rivero, Lisa A. Hirsch, Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.