United States Federal Circuit

Payment of interest by the federal government must be authorized by statute, and a veteran cited no statute providing authority for payment of interest, or applying cost-of-living increases to retroactive awards for veterans' disability.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2002
• Published 08/23/2002

Judges

• PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, GAJARSA, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tore O. Arnesen, of Broomfield, Colorado, appearing pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Doris S. Finnerman, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for respondent-appellee.   With her on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Franklin E. White, Jr., Assistant Director.   Of counsel were Richard J. Hipolit, and Y. Ken Lee, Attorneys, Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.