Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2111 38 U.S.C. § 1310 38 U.S.C. § 1310(a) 38 U.S.C. § 5108 38 U.S.C. § 7292 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d)(2) Code of Federal Regulations 38 C.F.R. § 3.312 38 C.F.R. § 3.312(a) 38 C.F.R. § 3.312(c)(1) 38 C.F.R. § 3.4(a) Circuit Courts 202 F.3d 1370, 1374 209 F.3d 1322, 1327 304 F.3d 1276, 1289 314 F.3d 1293, 1298 351 F.3d 1381, 1383-1384 357 F.3d 1370, 1374-1376 515 F.3d 319 515 F.3d 1319, 1320-1322