Authorities Cited: United States Code 38 U.S.C. § 5104(a) 38 U.S.C. § 7105 38 U.S.C. § 7105(a) 38 U.S.C. § 7105(b) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d)(1) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d)(2) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(e)(1) Code of Federal Regulations 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(b) 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(e) 38 C.F.R. § 3.104(a) 38 C.F.R. § 3.109(b) Circuit Courts 928 F.2d 392, 393 318 F.3d 1334, 1337 363 F.3d 1316