Authorities Cited: United States Code 38 U.S.C. § 107(a) 38 U.S.C. § 5107(b) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d)(2) Code of Federal Regulations 38 C.F.R. § 3.102 38 C.F.R. § 3.159 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(c)(2) 38 C.F.R. § 3.203 38 C.F.R. § 3.203(c) Circuit Courts 928 F.2d 1154, 1156-1158 118 F.3d 747 209 F.3d 1322, 1327 327 F.3d 1357, 1361 391 F.3d 1203, 1209-1211 451 F.3d 1331, 1335 463 F.3d 1349, 1354 490 F.3d 1352, 1358