Gregory A. Burkett v. Veterans Administration, Regional Office and Connected Facilities of the Administration

798 F.2d 1408, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 27939

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: August 11, 1986
• Docket: 19-1024
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

798 F.2d 1408
Unpublished Disposition

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Gregory A. BURKETT, Appellant,
v.
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, Regional Office and Connected
Facilities of the Administration, Appellee.

No. 86-2043.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted May 30, 1986.
Decided Aug. 11, 1986.

Before ERVIN, CHAPMAN and WILKINSON, C.J.

PER CURIAM:

Gregory A. Burkett appeals the dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a) of his complaint for being vague, conclusory, frivolous, and lacking a jurisdictional basis . Our review of Burkett's pleadings indicates that his complaint fails under even the most liberal application of Rule 8(a). We would note further that 38 U.S.C. 5 211(a) precludes review of Veterans Administration benefits determinations in the federal courts. See Johnson v. Robinson, 415 U.S. 361, 370-73 (1974); American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Nimmo, 711 F.2d 28, 30 (4th Cir. 1983); University of Maryland v. Cleland, 621 F.2d 98, 100 (4th Cir. 1980); Wickline v. Brooks, 446 F.2d 1391 (4th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 1061 (1972).

We therefore affirm the judgment below. Because the dispositive issues recently have been decided authoritatively, we dispense with oral argument.

AFFIRMED.