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FedCir; Merritt v. Wilkie, No. 2019-1095(Decided: July 17, 2020); failure to preserved substitution claim by filing a formal claim with the Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”) within one year of death; Reeves, 682 F.3d at 992 (“[T]he question of substitution is separate from that of standing.” (quoting Richard v. West, 161 F.3d 719, 722 (Fed. Cir. 1998)); an application for accrued benefits “must be filed within one year after the date of death [of the veteran beneficiary].” Id. § 5121(c);

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit CHRISTINA MERRITT, SUBSTITUTED FORDOUGLAS A. MERRITT,Claimant-Appellantv.ROBERT WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANSAFFAIRS,Respondent-Appellee 2019-1095 Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals forVeterans Claims in No. 17-898, Senior Judge Robert N. Davis. Decided: July 17, 2020 KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of … [Read more...] about FedCir; Merritt v. Wilkie, No. 2019-1095(Decided: July 17, 2020); failure to preserved substitution claim by filing a formal claim with the Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”) within one year of death; Reeves, 682 F.3d at 992 (“[T]he question of substitution is separate from that of standing.” (quoting Richard v. West, 161 F.3d 719, 722 (Fed. Cir. 1998)); an application for accrued benefits “must be filed within one year after the date of death [of the veteran beneficiary].” Id. § 5121(c);