This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and two nonprecedential orders. The nonprecedential opinion comes in a veterans case on appeal from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Both nonprecedential orders dismiss appeals. Here is the introduction to the opinion as well as links to the orders.
Jackson v. Collins (Nonprecedential)
Marshall Jackson left active military service in 1974. In 1992, he filed a claim with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under 38 U.S.C. § 1110, seeking benefits for assertedly service-connected left-knee and neck conditions, but the relevant regional office of VA denied the claim in 1993. In August 2021, Mr. Jackson filed a supplemental claim with VA alleging “clear and unmistakable error” (CUE) in the 1993 decision under 38 U.S.C. § 5109A. After the regional office denied the CUE claim, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals affirmed that denial, while also granting benefits for service-connected left-knee and neck conditions, citing evidence submitted with the 2021 supplemental claim. J.A. 5–11 (Board opinion). The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veterans Court) affirmed the Board’s denial of the CUE claim. Jackson v. McDonough, No. 22-4371, 2023 WL 4623029, at *1 (Vet. App. July 19, 2023) (2023 Decision). We now dismiss Mr. Jackson’s appeal, given the limited arguments he has presented and properly preserved.