Dorothy Lafortune v. David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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DOROTHY LAFORTUNE,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DAVID J. SHULKIN, SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2016-2350
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 15-1381, Judge Mary J. Schoelen.
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Decided: September 8, 2017
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K ENNETH M. CARPENTER , Law Offices of Carpenter
Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.
S ARAH CHOI, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil
Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing-
ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represent-
ed by J OYCE R. BRANDA , R OBERT E. K IRSCHMAN, J R.,
ALLISON K IDD -MILLER; Y. K EN L EE , MARTIE ADELMAN,
CHRISTINA L YNN G REGG, Office of General Counsel, Unit-

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LAFORTUNE v. SHULKIN 2
ed States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington,
DC.
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Before M OORE, CHEN, and HUGHES , Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
Our jurisdiction to review decisions by the Veterans
Court is limited by statute. Unless an appeal raises a
constitutional issue, we lack jurisdiction to review “a
challenge to a factual determination” or “a challenge to a
law or regulation as applied to the facts of a particular
case.” 38 U.S.C. § 7292(d)(2). The issues raised on appeal
are all limited to the appeal of fact findings as to whether
Ms. LaFortune and the veteran entered into a civ-
il/ceremonial or common-law marriage. We see no ques-
tion of law. Because Ms. LaFortune’s appeal only involves
factual determinations and the application of law to the
facts of the case, Ms. LaFortune’s appeal is beyond the
scope of our jurisdiction. We dismiss for lack of jurisdic-
tion.
DISSMISSED
COSTS
No costs.

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