Veteran Fails to Challenge the Competency of the Veterans Affairs Medical Expert

Francway v. Wilkie

Case Details

• Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Case Number: 940 F.3d 1304
• Judges: Sharon Prost | Alan D. Lourie | Timothy B. Dyk | Pauline Newman | Kimberly A. Moore | Jimmie V. Reyna | Evan J. Wallach | Richard G. Taranto | Raymond T. Chen | Todd M. Hughes | Kara Farnandez Stoll
• Decided: October 15, 2019

Parties Involved

• Plaintiff: Ernest L. Francway, Jr.
  • Counsel for Plaintiff: William H. Milliken | Michael E. Joffre

• Defendant: Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • Counsel for Defendant: William J. Grimaldi | Samantha Ann Syverson | Y. Ken Lee | Lara K. Eilhardt | Martin F. Hockey, Jr. | Robert Edward Kirschman, Jr. |Joseph Harold Hunt

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