Opinion ID: 779907
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: standard of review

Text: 8 This scope of this court's review of a decision of the Veterans' Court is governed by 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d): 9 (d)(1) The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall decide all relevant questions of law, including interpreting constitutional and statutory provisions. The court shall hold unlawful and set aside any regulation or any interpretation thereof (other than a determination as to a factual matter) that was relied upon in the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit finds to be — 10 (A) arbitrary, capricious, and abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; 11 (B) contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity; 12 (C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or in violation of a statutory right; or 13 (D) without observance of procedure required by law. 14 (2) Except to the extent that an appeal under this chapter presents a constitutional issue, the Court of Appeals may not review (A) a challenge to a factual determination, or (B) a challenge to a law or regulation as applied to the facts of a particular case. 15 The interpretation of a court order involves a question of law. YBM Magnex, Inc. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n, 145 F.3d 1317, 1320 (Fed.Cir.1998).