Authorities Cited: United States Code 38 U.S.C. § 1310(a) 38 U.S.C. § 1311 38 U.S.C. § 1313 38 U.S.C. § 1315 38 U.S.C. § 5112(b)(1) 38 U.S.C. § 5121 38 U.S.C. § 5121(a)(3) Circuit Courts 154 F.3d 1298, 1300 161 F.3d 719, 722 245 F.3d 1377, 1379 473 F.3d 1364 476 F.3d 883, 886-887