Authorities Cited: United States Code 38 U.S.C. § 1154(a) 38 U.S.C. § 3004 38 U.S.C. § 5107(b) 38 U.S.C. § 5108 38 U.S.C. § 7104(b) 38 U.S.C. § 7251 38 U.S.C. § 7292(c) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d)(1) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d)(2) Code of Federal Regulations 38 C.F.R. § 3.156 38 C.F.R. § 3.201(a) 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(a) 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(b) 38 C.F.R. § 3.385 38 C.F.R. § 4.14 38 C.F.R. § 4.85 Supreme Court 467 U.S. 837 Circuit Courts 82 F.3d 399 83 F.3d 1380, 1383 163 F.3d 1349, 1351 225 F.3d 1293, 1295 318 F.3d 1334, 1337 451 F.3d 1331, 1335 492 F.3d 1372, 1376-1377