Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit July 11, 2001, 00-7102 (Barbara J. Westberry, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs)

MICHEL, Circuit Judge.

Barbara J. Westberry, the surviving spouse of deceased veteran Lamar West-berry, appeals the August 9, 1999 decision of a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“the Veterans Court”), affirming the denial of an earlier effective date for the award and payment of death pension benefits.

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