Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 5923(a)(2) 5 U.S.C. § 6323(a) 5 U.S.C. § 6323(a)(1) 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(9) 38 U.S.C. § 4301 38 U.S.C. § 4303(2) 38 U.S.C. § 4311(a) 38 U.S.C. § 4324 38 U.S.C. § 4324(c)(1) Supreme Court 502 U.S. 215, 220 Circuit Courts 145 F.3d 1480, 1484-1485 234 F.3d 553, 555-557 317 F.3d 1384, 1386 336 F.3d 1332 479 F.3d 830, 843-844