Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Code of Federal Regulations 38 C.F.R. § 1.218(a)(14) 38 C.F.R. § 1.218(a)(14)(ii) Supreme Court 412 U.S. 669, 689 452 U.S. 640, 647 460 U.S. 37, 45-49 473 U.S. 788, 797-811 504 U.S. 555, 560-561 Circuit Courts 812 F.2d 1194 937 F.2d 1478, 1482 970 F.2d 501, 506 12 F.3d 885, 888 146 F.3d 629, 635 146 F.3d 1071, 1074 174 F.3d 1016, 1018 200 F.3d 1237, 1252 244 F.3d 1167, 1182 303 F.3d 959, 967 357 F.3d 1000, 1009 362 F.3d 1204, 1212 371 F.3d 543, 546 422 F.3d 815, 821-824 487 F.3d 1246, 1250 499 F.3d 1108, 1114 509 F.3d 1008, 1019 517 F.3d 1299, 1302-1314 518 F.3d 1052, 1055 522 F.3d 925, 932 526 F.3d 419, 425-426