Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit July 26, 2000, 99-7108 (Elmer Winters, Claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs)

PLAGER, Circuit Judge.

Elmer Winters appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims,

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Winters v. West,

12 Vet.

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App. 203 (1999) (en banc), in which the en banc court dismissed his case for failure to state a well grounded claim. Because, as we shall explain, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims exceeded its statutory authority, we vacate and remand.