Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a) 38 U.S.C. § 351 38 U.S.C. § 1151 38 U.S.C. § 1151(a) 38 U.S.C. § 1151(b) 38 U.S.C. § 3001(a) 38 U.S.C. § 3010(a) 38 U.S.C. § 3010(c) 38 U.S.C. § 5101(a) 38 U.S.C. § 5110(a) 38 U.S.C. § 5110(c) 38 U.S.C. § 7292 38 U.S.C. § 7292(c) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d)(2) Code of Federal Regulations 4 C.F.R. § 3.154 28 C.F.R. § 14.2(a) 38 C.F.R. § 3.150(c) 38 C.F.R. § 3.154 38 C.F.R. § 3.155(a) 38 C.F.R. § 3.400(i) 38 C.F.R. § 3.800(a)(2) 38 C.F.R. § 6 Circuit Courts 318 F.3d 1334, 1352