Authorities Cited: United States Code 10 U.S.C. § 7104(d)(1) 38 U.S.C. § 5103(a) 38 U.S.C. § 5104 38 U.S.C. § 5104(b) 38 U.S.C. § 7105(a) 38 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(1) 38 U.S.C. § 7105(d)(1) 38 U.S.C. § 7105(d)(3) 38 U.S.C. § 7107(b) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a) Code of Federal Regulations 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(a) 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(b)(1) 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(c)(2) 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(b) 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(b) 38 C.F.R. § 19.26(a) 38 C.F.R. § 19.31(c) 38 C.F.R. § 20.1304(a) Supreme Court 467 U.S. 837, 843-844 Circuit Courts 155 F.3d 1356, 1362 212 F.3d 1255, 1262 345 F.3d 1334, 1347 444 F.3d 1328, 1333-1334 483 F.3d 1311, 1314-1315 487 F.3d 881, 885-886