Case law

Edward T. Westervelt v. Douglas A. Collins

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Apr 8, 2025

Brown, 4 Vet.App. 528, 537 (1993) (en banc), explains that an NOD "carries out the function of initiating an appeal to the [Board]." … Dunlap v. Nicholson, 21 Vet.App. 112, 117 (2007) (citing Grantham v. Brown, 114 F.3d 1156, 1158-59 (Fed. Cir. 1997)).

Charlotte Reliford v. Robert A. McDonald

27 Vet. App. 297 · United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Mar 20, 2015

Brown, 4 Vet.App. 384, 394 (1993) (holding the Board must either obtain a waiver or determine whether a claimant will be prejudiced by the Board’s adjudication of a question or issue in an appeal not otherwise decided by … Beverly v.

United States v. Brandenstein & Co.

8 Ct. Cust. 435 · Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · May 31, 1918

The Board of General Appraisers sustained the protest and the Government appealed. … The decision of the Board of General Appraisers is affirmed. .

Melton v. West

13 Vet. App. 442 · United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Apr 24, 2000

Melton, appeals a July 23, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) denying an effective date prior to September 5, 1990, for a 70% rating for dissociative identity disorder. … See Johnston v. Brown, 10 Vet.App. 80, 84 (1997). In the veteran’s brief, counsel makes only incidental mention of the issues before the Court, doing so primarily in the table of contents and in a headnote in the brief.

Lawrence M. Tropf v. R. James Nicholson

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Apr 4, 2006

See Ford v. Gober, 10 Vet.App. 531, 535 (1997) (claims not argued on appeal are deemed abandoned); Bucklinger v. Brown, 5 Vet.App. 435, 436 (1993). … Smith v. Nicholson, 19 Vet.App. 63, 75 (2005); Esteban v. Brown, 6 Vet.App. 259, 261 (1994).

Michael L. Chavis v. Denis McDonough

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Apr 16, 2021

See Grantham v. Brown, 114 F.3d 1156, 1158-59 (Fed. … ."); see also Ephraim v. Brown, 82 F.3d 399, 401 (Fed.

Martin D. Spigner III v. Denis McDonough

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Nov 7, 2024

Good Samaritan Hosp. v. Shalala, 508 U.S. 402, 409, (1993); see Smith v. Brown, 35 F.3d 1516, 1523 (Fed. Cir. 1994) ("The canons of construction of course apply equally to any legal text and not merely to statutes."). … Brown v. Gardner, 513 U.S. 115 (1994) ("Where a statute's language is plain, and its meaning clear, no room exists for construction. There is nothing to construe. ").

Ozer v. Principi

16 Vet. App. 475 · United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Nov 22, 2002

Cullens v. Gober, 14 Vet.App. 234, 237 (2001) (en banc) (citing Locker v. Brown, 9 Vet.App. 535, 537 (1996)). … See Felton v. Brown, 7 Vet.App. 276, 283 (1994) [hereinafter Felton II].

Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc.

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals · Aug 28, 2018

(KBR) has filed "Appellant's Motion to Amend the Board's March 15, 2018 Judgment," referring to the Board's March 15, 2018 post-hearing decision in this appeal, Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc., ASBCA No. 58175, 18-1 BCA … of Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc., rendered in conformance with the Board's Charter.

Langer v. Kaufman

465 F.2d 915 · Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · Sep 21, 1972

We agree with the conclusion of the board and appellees’ contention that Heard v. Burton, 51 CCPA 1502, 333 F. 2d 239 , 142 USPQ 97 (1964), is controlling. … The board did not rule on the substance of the charge for it held that it lacked jurisdiction over the validity of the Kaufman patent. In Norton v.

Hangzhou Mengku Technology Co., Ltd and Fuzhou Mengku Technology Co., Ltd v. Shanghai Zhenglang Technology Co., Ltd

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board · Dec 30, 2024

These 7 columns contain tan cubes, and wedged within the middle three columns is a T shape comprised of brown shaded cubes with a brown outline. … v.

BELTRAND-RODRIGUEZ

29 I. & N. Dec. 76 · Board of Immigration Appeals · Mar 27, 2025

Brown, Assistant Chief Counsel BEFORE: Board Panel: MALPHRUS, Deputy Chief Appellate Immigration Judge; PETTY and GOODWIN, Appellate Immigration Judges. … See McKune v.

Lacy v. Commissioner

39 T.C. 1100 · United States Tax Court · Mar 29, 1963

Stern v. Commissioner, 137 F. 2d 43 , affirming a B.T.A. Memorandum Opinion; Tex Penn Oil Co. v. Commissioner, 83 F. 2d 518 , affd. 300 U.S. 481 ; Scofield v. Greer, 185 F. 2d 551 ; United States v. … Board, 14 F. 2d 459 ; Sarah Helen Harrison, supra. Cf. Estate of Leon Holtz, 38 T.C. 37, 41 . This is particularly true where the parol evidence relates to the consideration.

Patterson v. United States

230 Ct. Cl. 932 · United States Court of Claims · Apr 27, 1982

It follows that we do not have jurisdiction of the case. 5 U.S.C. §7703 (b); Brown v. General Services Administration, 425 U.S. 820 (1976); Hadley v. Department of the Navy 229 Ct. Cl. 591 (1981). … Defendant cites Wiggins v. United States Postal Service, 653 F.2d 219 (5th Cir. 1981); Christo v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 667 F.2d 882 (10th Cir. 1981), which fully support defendant’s exegesis of them.

Phillip G. Cline v. Eric K. Shinseki

26 Vet. App. 18 · United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Aug 16, 2012

See Owens v. Brown, 7 Vet.App. 429, 433 (1995). Moreover, to the extent that the Board did not expressly state that there was no reasonable doubt regarding the proper disability rating, Mr. … Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 30 (4th ed. 1994); see Richard v. Brown, 9 Vet.App. 266, 267 (1996).

Neumann v. Principi

14 Vet. App. 304 · United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Apr 2, 2001

See Baker v. West, 11 Vet.App. 163 (1998); Dudnick v. Brown, 10 Vet.App. 79 (1997). Thus, a remand is required for the Board to make this determination. … . § 5101 note) (requiring Secretary to provide for "expeditious treatment" of claims remanded by Board or Court); Drosky v. Brown, 10 Vet.App. 251, 257 (1997).

Shepard v. Gober

10 Vet. App. 486 · United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Nov 5, 1997

The Secretary does not dispute that this manner of transmittal would not have complied with section 7104(e) under the Court’s holdings in Trammell v. Brown, 6 Vet.App. 181 (1994), and Davis v. … Brown, 7 Vet.App. 298 (1994), and that the Board’s failure to comply with the mailing requirement of section 7104(e) would have forestalled the running of the appellant’s appeal period.

Zerwekh v. United States

46 Cust. Ct. 521 · United States Customs Court · Jun 5, 1961

In re Fischer

63 F.2d 264 · Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · Feb 20, 1933

The same thing is substantially true in the Brown et al. reference. While the *894 use may be somewhat different, it is thought the arts are sufficiently analogous to make the reference proper. … In support of this contention,, appellant relies upon the case of Lawther v. Hamilton, 124 U. S. 1 , in which it was found that the omission of a certain step in a process there involved constituted invention.

Charles L. Breedlove Brenda Breedlove v. Eric K. Shinseki

24 Vet. App. 7 · United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · Aug 10, 2010

Brown, 9 Vet.App. 369, 371 (1996) (quoting Ta llman v. … Principi, 4 Vet.App. 32 (1993) (substituting veteran’s spouse as the appellant); see also Landicho v. Brown, 7 Vet.App. 42, 47 (1994) (noting routine practice).