United States Ninth Circuit

Administrative decisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to disability claims were not entitled to claim or issue preclusive effect in an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleging negligence by VA physicians.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/09/2002
• Decided 03/05/2003
• Published 03/05/2003

Judges

• Before:  D.W. NELSON, BEEZER and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas M. Witte, Fair Oaks, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Greg Addington, Assistant United States Attorney, Reno, NV, for the defendant-appellee.