Case Name: Larry L. PAYTON, Appellant, v. James B. PEAKE, M.D., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-06-17
Citations: 22 Vet. App. 151
Docket Number: No. 06-1113
Parties: Larry L. PAYTON, Appellant, v. James B. PEAKE, M.D., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee.
Judges: Before KASOLD, LANCE, and SCHOELEN, Judges.
Reporter: West's Veterans Appeals Reporter
Volume: 22
Pages: 151–152

Head Matter:
Larry L. PAYTON, Appellant, v. James B. PEAKE, M.D., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee.
No. 06-1113.
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
June 17, 2008.
Before KASOLD, LANCE, and SCHOELEN, Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
Before the Court is a June 10, 2008, joint motion by the parties to vacate and remand, in part, a March 8, 2006, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) that (1) denied entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, claimed as secondary to a low back disability, (2) denied entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected conversion reaction with psychoneurosis, and (3) remanded a claim for entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a low back injury. On April 30, 2008, the Court ordered oral argument before this panel, to be held on June 24, 2008. On May 14, 2008, the Court ordered supplemental briefing by both parties.
In the joint motion, the parties request that the Court vacate and remand the portion of the Board decision denying entitlement to service connection for hypertension. Joint Motion (Mot.) at 1. They agree that the claim should be vacated and remanded for VA to comply with its duty to assist, see Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA), Pub.L. No. 106-475, 114 Stat. 2096. Joint Mot. at 2. The joint motion also indicates that the appellant no longer wishes to appeal the portion of the Board decision denying entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disorder. Id. at 1.
Upon consideration of the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that the Court's May 14, 2008, order for supplemental briefing is WITHDRAWN. It is further
ORDERED that the joint motion for partial vacatur and remand is GRANTED, and the portion of the Board's decision denying entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected conversion reaction with psychoneurosis, is VACATED and REMANDED pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a), for compliance with the terms of the joint motion. The appeal is DISMISSED as to the portion of the Board decision denying entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, claimed as secondary to a low back disorder. Under Rule 41(b) of the Court's Rules of Practice and Procedure, this order is the mandate of the Court.