This appeal follows on the heels of the dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit as time-barred. We reach the same conclusion as the district court, although we premise our decision on alternative holdings (one of which extends beyond the lower court’s rationale).

The facts are straig...   MORE>>

This is an appeal by a veteran seeking to obtain disability compensation benefits from the Veterans Administration. Wayne J. Gardin appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming the Board of Veterans Appeals’ (“Board”) denial...   MORE>>

Before the Court are Defendant’s December 17, 2009 motion for judgment on the administrative record (“Def.’s Mot.”) and pro se Plaintiff’s January 12, 2010 cross-motion for judgment on the administrative record (“Pl.’s Mot.”), filed pursuant to Rule 52.1(c) of the Rules of the Court ...   MORE>>

Plaintiff, formerly a Major in the U.S. Army Reserves, has sought relief from this court in the form of back pay and correction of an allegedly unlawful discharge. Compl. Introduction, ¶ 1-3. Previously, plaintiff, Mr. Riser, brought his claims before the Army Board for Correction of Military Recor...   MORE>>

This action is brought by Krzysztof Sobczak, a former Marine Captain, who represents himself. He seeks to show that the United States Marine Corps (“USMC”) erred in various procedural respects when it involuntarily discharged him. Pending are the parties’ cross-motions for judgment on the admi...   MORE>>

Plaintiff-Appellant George Wysocki alleges that defendant-appellee International Business Machines (“IBM”) refused to properly reintegrate Wysocki as a data administrator after he returned from military service in Afghanistan, in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Ri...   MORE>>

Gary Panton appeals from a final judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) denying his claim to an earlier effective date for his service-connected tinnitus. See Panton v. Shinseki, No. 07-2296, 2009 WL 5125124 (Vet. App. Dec. 29, 2009). Because Mr. Pa...   MORE>>

Oliver Gebhart appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“the Veterans Court”) dismissing for lack of jurisdiction his petition for the extraordinary relief of a writ of mandamus. Gebhart v. Shinseki, No. 09-2476 (Vet. App. Nov. 30, 2009). Because Gebha...   MORE>>

Darralyn C. Council seeks review of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) sustaining his removal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA” or “agency”). Because we lack jurisdiction to review the Board’s decision, we dismiss the appeal.

The agency removed Mr...   MORE>>

George E. Johnson (“Johnson”) appeals the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming a decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”). The Board denied Johnson’s claim for service connection. We affirm-in-part, vacate-in-part...   MORE>>