Authorities Cited: United States Code 38 U.S.C. § 7104(d)(1) 38 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(1) 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a) Code of Federal Regulations 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(b) 38 C.F.R. § 3.201(a) 38 C.F.R. § 3.201(e) 38 C.F.R. § 3.7 38 C.F.R. § 3.79 Supreme Court 272 U.S. 1, 14-15 Circuit Courts 179 F.3d 1378, 1381 239 F.3d 1292, 1296 240 F.3d 1348, 1356 244 F.3d 1337, 1340 291 F.3d 795, 801-802 375 F.3d 1375, 1380