Authorities Cited: United States Code 38 U.S.C. § 1116(c)(2) 38 U.S.C. § 5108 38 U.S.C. § 7261(a) 38 U.S.C. § 7261(a)(4) 38 U.S.C. § 7292 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a) Code of Federal Regulations 38 C.F.R. § 3.114(a)(3) 38 C.F.R. § 3.307 38 C.F.R. § 3.309 38 C.F.R. § 3.313 38 C.F.R. § 3.313(a) 38 C.F.R. § 3.313(b) Circuit Courts 251 F.3d 1368, 1373 360 F.3d 1306 370 F.3d 1124, 1128 421 F.3d 1278, 1284 421 F.3d 1346, 1349