Case Name: Jack W. MORTON, Appellant, v. Togo D. WEST, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1999-07-28
Citations: 13 Vet. App. 205
Docket Number: No. 96-1517
Parties: Jack W. MORTON, Appellant, v. Togo D. WEST, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee.
Judges: Before NEBEKER, Chief Judge, and KRAMER, FARLEY, HOLDAWAY, IVERS, STEINBERG, and GREENE, Judges.
Reporter: West's Veterans Appeals Reporter
Volume: 13
Pages: 205–213

Head Matter:
Jack W. MORTON, Appellant, v. Togo D. WEST, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee.
No. 96-1517.
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
July 28, 1999.
Before NEBEKER, Chief Judge, and KRAMER, FARLEY, HOLDAWAY, IVERS, STEINBERG, and GREENE, Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
On July 14, 1999, in a panel opinion, the Court affirmed the Board of Veterans' Appeals decision that determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for hearing loss: varicose veins; a back disorder other than scoliosis of the thora-columbar vertebras; and shortening or lengthening of the right upper extremity were not well grounded. Morton v. West, 12 Vet.App. 477 (1999). Pursuant to the Court's Internal Operating Procedures (IOP) at V.(a)(3), a judge requested en banc consideration.
On consideration of the foregoing, and it appearing that a decision of the full Court is not necessary either to ensure uniformity of decision or to resolve a question of exceptional importance (see IOP at V.(b)), it is
ORDERED that en banc consideration is DENIED.