compensation-benefits

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-482 Julien P. Champagne v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit 2025-10-20 Denied Amici (2) administrative-law compensation-benefits disability-claims pension-benefits va-regulations veterans-benefits Whether the VA must process a disability claim as a claim for both pension and compensation if the veteran has a possible entitlement to both benefits…
25A149 Julien P. Champagne v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit 2025-08-05 Presumed Complete administrative-law compensation-benefits pension-benefits statutory-interpretation va-regulation veterans-benefits Whether a VA regulation requiring the agency to award the greater benefit to veterans unless they specifically elect the lesser benefit creates a mand…
20-1013 Clarence J. Simon v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, et al. Fifth Circuit 2021-01-27 Denied administrative-procedure benefits-disqualification collateral-estoppel compensation-benefits lhwca-section-33(g) longshore-worker longshore-workers-compensation maritime-law settlement-authority third-party-settlement Is a longshore worker permanently disqualified from receiving any benefits from his employer due to a tentative third-party settlement?