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Veterans Claims· 8/9/1999

Westberry v. West

Citations

  • 12 Vet. App. 510
  • 1999 U.S. Vet. App. LEXIS 787
  • 1999 WL 592416

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  • holding that whether an informal claim had been filed requires the application of the law to the facts of a case and is reviewed under 38 U.S.C. § 7261(a)(3)(A)
  • holding that whether an informal claim had been filed required the application of the law to the facts of a case and is reviewed under 38 U.S.C. § 7261(a)(3)(A)
  • holding that whether an informal claim had been filed requires the application of the law to the facts of a case and is reviewed under 38 U.S.C. § 7261(a)(3)(A)
  • phone call from veteran’s estranged widow informing the VA of the veteran’s death was a request for information, not an informal claim for death pension benefits

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Judges: Ivers, Kramer, Nebeker

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