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PARALYZED VETERANS v. SECRETARY, VETERANS AFFAIRS

Docket No. 01-7100.

308 F.3d 1262 (2002)

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, Petitioner, v. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

DECIDED: October 17, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Horan, Paralyzed Veterans of America, argued for petitioner. With him on the brief was Morgain M. Sprague.

Lawrence N. Minch, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent. With him on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General; David M. Cohen, Director; and Robert E. Kirschman, Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were Donald E. Zeglin, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and David J. Barrans, Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before MICHEL, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and RADER, Circuit Judge.

FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

A veterans' organization filed in this court a petition to review an opinion of the General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs ("Department"). The opinion was rendered to, and in response to a request by, the Chairman of the Department's Board of Veterans' Appeals ("Board") for legal advice on issues involved in a pending case before the Board. We hold that this court is not authorized to review directly the opinion of the...

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