Ratliff v. McDonough ( 2022 )


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  • Case: 21-1618    Document: 46     Page: 1   Filed: 02/18/2022
    NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
    United States Court of Appeals
    for the Federal Circuit
    ______________________
    HENRY F. RATLIFF,
    Claimant-Appellant
    v.
    DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF
    VETERANS AFFAIRS,
    Respondent-Appellee
    ______________________
    2021-1618
    ______________________
    Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
    Veterans Claims in No. 19-6568, Judge Joseph L. Toth.
    ______________________
    Decided: February 18, 2022
    ______________________
    MEGHAN GENTILE, Veterans Legal Advocacy Group, Ar-
    lington, VA, argued for claimant-appellant. Also repre-
    sented by HAROLD HAMILTON HOFFMAN, III.
    SARAH E. KRAMER, Commercial Litigation Branch,
    Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash-
    ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also repre-
    sented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ERIC P. BRUSKIN, MARTIN F.
    HOCKEY, JR.; EVAN SCOTT GRANT, Y. KEN LEE, Office of
    Case: 21-1618     Document: 46     Page: 2    Filed: 02/18/2022
    2                                     RATLIFF   v. MCDONOUGH
    General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans
    Affairs, Washington, DC.
    ______________________
    Before HUGHES, MAYER, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM.
    Henry Ratliff appeals a decision of the Court of Appeals
    for Veterans Claims. The Veterans Court affirmed a deci-
    sion of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, denying Mr. Rat-
    liff’s claims for disability compensation due to tinnitus. On
    appeal, Mr. Ratliff argues that the Veterans Court misap-
    plied its own precedent regarding credibility determina-
    tions and erred in making its harmless error
    determination. Because Mr. Ratliff’s arguments both in-
    volve an application of law to fact, they are beyond our ju-
    risdiction to consider. 
    38 U.S.C. § 7292
    (d)(2); King v.
    Shinseki, 
    700 F.3d 1339
    , 1345–46 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Accord-
    ingly, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
    DISMISSED
    No costs.
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 21-1618

Filed Date: 2/18/2022

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 2/22/2022