Abell v. Wilkie

Case: 19-1313 Document: 35 Page: 1 Filed: 02/07/2020 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ WILLIAM G. ABELL, Claimant-Appellant v. ROBERT WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2019-1313 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 17-1983, Chief Judge Margaret C. Bartley. ______________________ Decided: February 7, 2020 ______________________ KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. SOSUN BAE, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Divi- sion, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by JOSEPH H. HUNT, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR.; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, BRYAN THOMPSON, Case: 19-1313 Document: 35 Page: 2 Filed: 02/07/2020 2 ABELL v. WILKIE Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ Before MOORE, WALLACH, and STOLL, Circuit Judges. MOORE, Circuit Judge. William G. Abell appeals the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’ decision affirming the Board of Veterans’ Appeals’ severance of Mr. Abell’s award of ser- vice connection for back and right hip disabilities. Mr. Abell’s arguments on appeal challenge only the Board’s fac- tual determinations and application of law to the facts. Be- cause we do not have jurisdiction to review such challenges, we dismiss. 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d) (2012); see Prinkey v. Shinseki, 735 F.3d 1375, 1382–83 (Fed. Cir. 2013). DISMISSED