Court Opinion

ID: 9495732
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 16:09:14.021356+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:57:10.436388
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PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge,
concurring.
I concur in the result. The only issue presented in this appeal is whether a contract exists between the Government and the attorney who represented the veteran. I agree that, on the facts of this case, the relationship between the parties to this suit is created and governed by statute and regulation; the facts do not support a finding of the usual interactions to be expected between parties consenting to a contract. Since neither party raised or briefed the question of a recovery under the Tucker Act on a theory arising out of such a statutory relationship, see, e.g., McBryde v. United States, 299 F.3d 1357 (Fed.Cir.2002), I offer no opinion regarding its possible application.