Case Name: Jeffery A. WELLS, Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-05-11
Citations: 18 Vet. App. 33
Docket Number: No. 03-1014
Parties: Jeffery A. WELLS, Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee.
Judges: Before KRAMER, Chief Judge, and FARLEY, IVERS, STEINBERG, GREENE, KASOLD, and HAGEL, Judges.
Reporter: West's Veterans Appeals Reporter
Volume: 18
Pages: 33–53

Head Matter:
Jeffery A. WELLS, Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee.
No. 03-1014.
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
May 11, 2004.
Richard R. James, Esq., Glen Allen (Richmond) VA, for Appellant.
Michele R. Katina, Esq., for Appellee.
Before KRAMER, Chief Judge, and FARLEY, IVERS, STEINBERG, GREENE, KASOLD, and HAGEL, Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
On November 3, 2003, the appellant, through counsel, filed a motion for an initial decision by the full Court. He argues that full-Court consideration is necessary because the appeal presents the opportunity to consider all aspects of the amendments to the Veterans Benefits Act of 2002, Pub.L. No. 107-330, 116 Stat. 2820 (2002).
Motions for a full-Court decision are not favored. Ordinarily they will not be granted unless such action is necessary to secure or maintain uniformity of the Court's decisions or to resolve a question of exceptional importance. See U.S. Vet.App. R. 35(c). In this matter, the appellant has not shown that either basis exists to warrant a full-Court decision.
Upon consideration of the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that the appellant's motion for an initial decision by the full Court is denied.