This morning the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion dismissing an appeal from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for lack of jurisdiction. Here is the introduction to the opinion.
Mydell v. McDonough (Nonprecedential)
Diana Mydell appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) finding Ms. Mydell was not entitled to an effective date earlier than January 9, 2007, for benefits for the grant of service connection for tinnitus. Mydell v. McDonough, No. 21-1485, 2022 WL 2255648 (Vet. App. June 23, 2022) (“Decision”). For the reasons discussed below, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.