Authorities Cited: United States Code 38 U.S.C. § 4311(a) 38 U.S.C. § 4311(c)(1) Supreme Court 330 U.S. 212, 216 546 U.S. 394, 399-401 Circuit Courts 622 F.2d 271, 275 770 F.2d 676, 679 953 F.2d 281, 287 972 F.2d 155, 157-158 39 F.3d 740, 745 149 F.3d 659, 668 191 F.3d 813, 819-824 245 F.3d 625, 644-645 281 F.3d 648, 650 291 F.3d 460, 463 338 F.3d 730, 733-734 366 F.3d 496, 508 368 F.3d 917, 926 395 F.3d 747, 753 400 F.3d 992, 997 407 F.3d 823, 827 448 F.3d 936, 938 510 F.3d 772, 780 537 F.3d 791, 797 542 F.3d 209 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)