Whether 38 U.S.C. § 503 permits equitable relief for veterans when a VA Regional Office commits clear and unmistakable error in adjudicating a benefits claim

and promote judicial economy. 3. This extension is requested in good faith and not for the purpose of delay. Granting it will allow Petitioner to present the most accurate and complete record possible to this Court. WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests that the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in this case be extended for sixty (60) days, to and including January 17, 2026. Respectfully submitted, Garland O. Williamson 675 President Street, Unit 2502 Baltimore, MD 21202 410 340-6683 September 27, 2025 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Thereby certify that on September 27, 2025, I served the foregoing Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for a Writ of Certiorari on Respondent by mailing a copy, postage prepaid, to: Solicitor General of the United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 Garland O. Williamson September 27, 2025 Case: 24-1770 Document:40 Page:1 Filed: 07/16/2025 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. Gnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit GARLAND WILLIAMSON, Claimant-Appellant Vv. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee 2024-1770 Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 23-526, Judge Amanda L. Meredith. Decided: July 16, 2025 GARLAND O. WILLIAMSON, Baltimore, MD, pro se. JOSHUA MooRE, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ERIC P. BRUSKIN, PATRICIA M. McCarTHY; MATTHEW ALBANESE, DEREK SCADDEN, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. Case: 24-1770 Document:40 Page:2 Filed: 07/16/2025 2 WILLIAMSON v. COLLINS Before PROST, CLEVENGER, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. Garland O. Williamson challenges the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“CAVC”), which upheld the Board of Veteran’s Appeals’ (“Board”) dismissal of his claim to equitable relief under 38 U.S.C. § 503 for lack of jurisdiction. Mr. Williamson contends that the dismissal is in error and submits that he is entitled to equitable relief under the plain language of the statute, as well as for clear and unmistakable error (“CUE”) committed by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (“VA”) Regional Office