United States Federal Circuit

An appeal from denial of a claim of clear and unmistakable error as to a 1979 decision severing claimant's award of service connection for her psychiatric disorder is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/09/2006
• Published 05/09/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael S. Dufault, 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 Donald E. Kinner, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Y. Ken Lee, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.