United States Federal Circuit

Denial of a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is affirmed over a claim that the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to provide the notice required by 38 U.S.C. section 5103(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/15/2007
• Published 10/15/2007

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, Circuit Judge, CLEVENGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Senior Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee.   On the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Acting Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, Brian M. Simkin, Assistant Director, and Phyllis Jo Baunach, Trial Attorney.   Of counsel on the brief were Michael J. Timinski, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and Michael G. Daugherty, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs.