Legal Opinion

William A. Smith, Claimant-Appellee v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided August 12, 1994No. 93-7043PublishedCited by 212 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs appeals the decision of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals (Veterans Court) in Smith v. Principi 3 Vet.App. 378 (1992), holding that otherwise final decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals (Board) are subject to collateral review for “clear and unmistakable error” (CUE) under 38 C.F.R. § 3.105(a) (1993). Because the Veterans Court misinterpreted § 3.105(a), we reverse.

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We have jurisdiction over this appeal by virtue of 38 U.S.C. § 7292 (Supp. IV 1992), which vests this court with the limited authority to review Veterans…

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3Cited by212 opinions

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