DELA CRUZ v. WILKIE

2018-2101.

931 F.3d 1143 (2019)

Eddie N. DELA CRUZ, Claimant-Appellant, v. Robert WILKIE, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: July 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth Alain Watkins , Watkins Law & Advocacy, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by Louis Stefan Mastriani , Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP, Washington, DC.

Martin F. Hockey, Jr. , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by Jana Moses , Joseph H. Hunt , Robert Edward Kirschman, Jr. , Loren Misha Preheim ; Brian D. Griffin , Brandon A. Jonas , Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

Before Dyk, Reyna, and Wallach, Circuit Judges.


Eddie Dela Cruz appeals from the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans Court") affirming the denial of his claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund ("compensation fund"). The Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") denied...

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