Case: Wilburn F. McLEAN, Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee
Abbreviation: McLean v. Principi
Decision Date: 2001-11-02
Docket Number: No. 01-7076
Citation: 25 F. App'x 883
Volume: 15
Reporter: West's Veterans Appeals Reporter
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Wilburn F. McLEAN, Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before MICHEL, RADER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.
Pages: 883–883

Head Matter:
Wilburn F. McLEAN, Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 01-7076.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
Nov. 2, 2001.
Before MICHEL, RADER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ON MOTION
RADER, Circuit Judge.
ORDER
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs moves to waive the requirements of Fed. Cir. R. 27(f) and to dismiss Wilburn F. McLean's appeal because he has appealed from a nonfinal order. McLean opposes.
On February 18, 1999, the Board of Veterans' Appeals denied McLean's claim for an earlier effective date for his service-connected psychophysiological gastrointestinal disorder. McLean appealed to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Based on the retroactive provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA), Pub.L. No. 106-475, 114 Stat. 2096, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims vacated the Board's decision and remanded for readjudication of McLean's judgment of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims that falls within our jurisdictional mandate. See 38 U.S.C. § 7292(c). Neither does it fall within any of the other exceptions permitting appeals from remand orders. See Adams v. Principi, 256 F.3d 1318 (Fed.Cir.2001); Travelstead v. Derwinski, 978 F.2d 1244 (Fed.Cir.1992).
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The Secretary's motion to waive the requirements of Fed. Cir. R. 27(f) is granted.
(2) The Secretary's motion to dismiss is granted.
(3) Each side shall bear its own costs.