U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Gordon v. Collins
August 20, 2026
Summary
The court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the claimant's challenge to a noncompensable disability rating was a substantive challenge to the VA rating schedule. The court held that the statutory jurisdictional bars governing the Veterans Court and Federal Circuit foreclosed review of that challenge and that the earlier controlling precedent governed despite the claimant's reliance on a later decision.