U. S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:United_States_District_Court
gptkbp:appeal_process_duration varies, typically several months
gptkbp:appeals_to gptkb:Board_of_Veterans'_Appeals
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
veterans' claims
limited to veterans and their dependents
gptkbp:budget $20 million
gptkbp:case_analysis gptkb:tax_policy
gptkbp:case_outcome Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
subject to judicial review
binding on the Department of Veterans Affairs
gptkbp:case_volume approximately 3,000 cases per year
gptkbp:composed_by gptkb:Judge
gptkbp:court's_collaboration works with veterans advocacy groups
gptkbp:court's_diversity aims for diverse judicial appointments
gptkbp:court's_future continues to evolve with veterans' needs.
gptkbp:court's_history established to provide veterans with a fair review process
gptkbp:court's_impact significant on veterans' rights
gptkbp:court's_mission ensure veterans receive benefits they are entitled to
gptkbp:court's_outreach educational programs for veterans
gptkbp:court's_public_access open to the public for hearings
gptkbp:court's_significance gptkb:first_court_dedicated_to_veterans'_claims
gptkbp:court's_structure comprised of judges appointed by the President
gptkbp:court's_technology utilizes modern case management systems
gptkbp:court's_transparency publishes opinions online
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Veterans'_Judicial_Review_Act
gptkbp:decided_by panel of judges
gptkbp:decision_types unpublished and published opinions
gptkbp:established gptkb:1988
gptkbp:first_chief_judge gptkb:Frank_J._Williams
gptkbp:function review decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals
gptkbp:has_authority_over gptkb:U._S._Code_Title_38
review and reverse Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Robert_A._Petty_Building
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U. S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
gptkbp:judges gptkb:9
nine
currently vacant
Margaret Bartley
gptkbp:jurisdiction veterans' benefits claims
gptkbp:legal_framework intermediary between veterans and the VA
gptkbp:legal_representation veterans service organizations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Beraud_v._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Deloach_v._Brown
gptkb:Hodge_v._West
gptkb:Kutscherousky_v._West
gptkb:Simmons_v._Wilkie
gptkbp:part_of U. S. judicial system
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:revenue $50
gptkbp:session held throughout the year
gptkbp:type Article I court
gptkbp:website www.uscourts.cavc.gov