William W. Neal, M.D. v. Harry N. Walters, Administrator of the United States Veterans Administration

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: *

The Veteran’s Administration reassigned a physician who was head of a hypertension unit to another position with like rank and status but with duties that do not demand as much of his expertise and that might well be considered more routine and less rewarding professionally. The doctor asserts that, although no charges were filed against him, the reassignment was in fact based on charges of his inaptitude or inefficiency and that, under 38 U.S.C. § 4110, he is entitled to a hearing by a disciplinary board before he is reassigned. We affirm the rule that a…