ABELL v. WILKIE (2020)

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

William G. ABELL, Claimant-Appellant v. Robert WILKIE, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee

2019-1313

Decided: February 07, 2020

Before Moore, Wallach, and Stoll, Circuit Judges.

Kenneth M. Carpenter, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. Sosun Bae, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by Joseph H. Hunt, Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Robert Edward Kirschman, Jr.; Brian D. Griffin, Bryan Thompson, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

William G. Abell appeals the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’ decision affirming the Board of Veterans’ Appeals’ severance of Mr. Abell’s award of service connection for back and right hip disabilities. Mr. Abell’s arguments on appeal challenge only the Board’s factual determinations and application of law to the facts. Because we do not have jurisdiction to review such challenges, we dismiss. 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d) (2012); see Prinkey v. Shinseki, 735 F.3d 1375, 1382–83 (Fed. Cir. 2013).

DISMISSED

Moore, Circuit Judge.

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