United States Federal Circuit

In a challenge to a rule issued by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to claims for service-connected disability benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder, a petition to review the final rule is denied where, under a Chevron analysis: 1) no existing statute or regulation specifically addresses the issue raised in the rule so as to create a conflict or contradiction; 2) the court could not say that the rationale behind the rule is without a logical basis, or is otherwise arbitrary and capricious.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/20/2012
• Published 01/20/2012

Judges

• Reyna

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David H. Tennant, Scott D. Austin