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HICKS v. VETERANS ADMIN.

No. 91-2458.

961 F.2d 1367 (1992)

Allen W. HICKS, Appellee, v. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan R. Siegel, Washington, D.C., argued (Stuart M. Gerson, Charles A. Banks, Mark B. Stern, Kerwin E. Miller and Richard J. Hipolit, on the brief), for appellant.

Williams Evans Benton, Little Rock, Ark., argued, for appellee.

Before MAGILL, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Allen Hicks claims his Veterans Administration (VA) disability benefits were reduced because he exercised his First Amendment rights. The district court entered judgment in favor of Hicks on his constitutional retaliation claim. We reverse because the district court had no jurisdiction to hear Hicks' case.

From 1971 until 1989, Hicks' total disability rating was 100% based upon his schizophrenia and degenerative disk disease. On August...

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