[20210422]IF11365_美国退伍军人上诉法院：简介.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated April 22, 2021U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: A Brief IntroductionThe U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) provides the exclusive forum for veterans and other claimants, such as veterans surviving spouses, to appeal U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) decisions denying various veterans benefits. This In Focus describes the CAVCs creation, jurisdiction, authority, and procedures before identifying several issues that may interest the 117th Congress. Creation Using its authority under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, Congress established the CAVC (then called the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals) in 1988 through the Veterans Judicial Review Act (Pub. L. No. 100-687). (For more information on Article I courts, see CRS Report R43746, Congressional Power to Create Federal Courts: A Legal Overview.) The Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Pub. L. No. 105-368) gave the CAVC its current name. The statutes governing the CAVC are in chapter 72 of title 38 of the U.S. Code. Jurisdiction and Authority The CAVC has exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals of decisions from the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA), VAs top-leve