United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims May 22, 1998, No. 96-587 (Johnson v. West)

NEBEKER, Chief Judge:

The appellant, Annie L. Johnson, widow of deceased veteran Sam Johnson, appeals from an April 4, 1996, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision determining that she had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen the veteran’s claim for service connection for pes planus, “for accrued benefits purposes.