VA C & P examination was, by his own report, from a previous cyst, and is thus distinct from his present skin condition. III. ANALYSIS A. Interpretation of Diagnostic Code 7806 Interpretation of a regulation’s meaning is a question of law that the Court reviews de novo. Lane v. Principi, 339 F.3d 1331, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2003). “Regulatory interpretation begins with the plain meaning of the words used.” Hudgens v. Gibson, 26 Vet.App. 558, 561 (2014) (citing Brown v. Gardner, 513 U.S. 115, 120, 115 S.Ct. 552, 130 L.Ed.2d 462 (1994)). The canons of statutory construction apply with similar force to agency regulations and require interpretation of words in their context with an eye to the law as a whole. See King v. St. Vincent’s Hosp., 502 U.S. 215, 221, 112 S.Ct. 570, 116 L.Ed.2d 578 (1991) (<HOLDING>); Imazio Nursery, Inc. v. Dania Greenhouses, 69
holding that a contract must be read as a whole in order to give a reasonable and harmonious meaning and effect to all of its provisions citation omitted holding that when interpreting a statute or regulation courts must read the provisions of the law as a whole and in context recognizing that a statute should be read as comprehensive whole holding that courts must give effect to every word when interpreting a statute holding courts must adhere to legislative intent when interpreting a statute