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268 F. App'x 918

Forrest v. Peake

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided January 10, 2008

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2008-01-10

Applies 38 U.S.C. § 5103

Relies on Sanders v. Nicholson

Decided 2008-01-10

¶1ORDER

PER CURIAM.

¶2The Secretary of Veterans Affairs responds to the court’s November 19, 2007 order and requests that the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) in Forrest v. Nicholson, 04-0493 be summarily reversed. Jewels G. Forrest has not responded.

¶3Forrest appealed from the CAVC’s decision, challenging the court’s placement of the burden on him to establish that a 38 U.S.C. § 5103(a) notification error was prejudicial. In Sanders v. Nicholson, 487 F.3d 881 (Fed.Cir.2007) this court held that any section 5103(a) error should be presumed prejudicial and the Secretary has the burden of rebutting this presumption. Id. at 891. Under these circumstances, summary reversal is appropriate.

¶4Accordingly,

¶5IT IS ORDERED THAT:

¶6(1) The judgment of the CAVC is summarily reversed. The case is remanded for further proceedings.

¶7(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.

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