Gary Littlejohn v. United States

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• finding issue preclusion inappropriate when party did not have “the opportunity to fully litigate” issue in prior proceeding
• setting forth standard of review and requirements for claim preclusion and issue preclusion
• “[T]he Federal Circuit [is] the only Article III court with jurisdiction to hear challenges to 14 VA determinations regarding disability benefits.”
• “[T]he Federal Circuit [is] the only Article III court with jurisdiction to hear challenges to 10 VA determinations regarding disability benefits.”
• collateral estoppel prevents re-litigation of all issues of fact or law that were actually litigated and necessarily decided in a prior proceeding
• “Claim preclusion prevents the relitigation of claims previously tried and decided.” (citation omitted)

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