Authorities Cited: United States Code 10 U.S.C. § 1174(h)(2) 38 U.S.C. § 1310 38 U.S.C. § 1311 38 U.S.C. § 1318 38 U.S.C. § 1318(b) 38 U.S.C. § 5308 38 U.S.C. § 5309 38 U.S.C. § 5314 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d)(2) Code of Federal Regulations 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(b) 38 C.F.R. § 3.22 38 C.F.R. § 3.312(a) Supreme Court 511 U.S. 244, 246-275 545 U.S. 967, 981-983 Circuit Courts 928 F.2d 392, 393 138 F.3d 1434 163 F.3d 1349, 1351 260 F.3d 1365, 1375-1380 314 F.3d 1373, 1380 374 F.3d 1196, 1207 387 F.3d 383, 396 397 F.3d 1358 421 F.3d 1346, 1348 476 F.3d 872, 874 487 F.3d 881 487 F.3d 892