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{{short description|Specialized federal appeals court}}
{{short description|Specialized federal appeals court}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type      = tribunal
| court_name      = United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
| abbreviation    = Vet. App.
| seal            = uscavc-gray2018.png
| seal_size      = 150
| courthouse      =
| location        = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| appeals_to      = [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit|Federal Circuit]]
| appeals_from    = [[Board of Veterans' Appeals]]
| established    = November 18, 1988
| authority      = Article I
| created_by      = {{UnitedStatesCode|38|7251|7299}}
| composition    = [[President of the United States|Presidential]] nomination<br />with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| judges_assigned = 7 {{small|(2 add'l temporary seats)}}
| term_length    = 15 years
| chief          = [[Michael P. Allen]]
| official_site  = {{URL|http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/}}
}}
The '''United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims''' (in [[case citation]]s, '''Vet. App.''') is a federal [[court of record]] that was established under [[Article I of the United States Constitution]], and is thus referred to as an [[Federal tribunals in the United States#Article I tribunals|Article I tribunal]] (court).  The court has exclusive national jurisdiction to provide independent federal judicial oversight and review of final decisions of the [[Board of Veterans' Appeals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/ |title=USCAVC – United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims |publisher=Uscourts.cavc.gov |access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceC">{{Bluebook website |last=Gaffney |first=Jonathan M. |title=U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: A Brief Introduction |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11365 |date=November 18, 2019 |publisher=Cong. Research Serv.}}</ref>
The '''United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims''' (in [[case citation]]s, '''Vet. App.''') is a federal [[court of record]] that was established under [[Article I of the United States Constitution]], and is thus referred to as an [[Federal tribunals in the United States#Article I tribunals|Article I tribunal]] (court).  The court has exclusive national jurisdiction to provide independent federal judicial oversight and review of final decisions of the [[Board of Veterans' Appeals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/ |title=USCAVC – United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims |publisher=Uscourts.cavc.gov |access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceC">{{Bluebook website |last=Gaffney |first=Jonathan M. |title=U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: A Brief Introduction |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11365 |date=November 18, 2019 |publisher=Cong. Research Serv.}}</ref>