United States Federal Circuit

The effective date of a Department of Veterans Affairs regulation, creating a presumption of service connection benefits for Vietnam veterans who developed Type-2 diabetes, is the date of publication in the Federal Register.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/10/2002
• Published 12/10/2002

Judges

• CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, RADER and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barton F. Stichman,National Veterans Legal Services Program, of Washington, DC, argued for petitioners.   With him on the brief was Louis J. George.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald M. Alexander, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With him on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Deborah A. Bynum, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief were Richard J. Hipolit, Deputy Assistant General Counsel;  and David J. Barrans, Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.