United States Federal Circuit

Government Benefits, Military Law

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2005
• Published 08/22/2005

Judges

• Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, LOURIE and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth M. Carpenter, Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey S. Pease, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Kathryn A. Bleecker, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief were Michael J. Timinski, Deputy Assistant General Counsel and James T. Dehn, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was James W. Poirier, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, of Washington, DC.