| 22-360 |
Veteran Warriors, Inc., et al. v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2022-10-18 |
Denied |
Amici (2) |
administrative-law agency-interpretation chevron-deference judicial-review pro-veteran-canon statutory-construction statutory-interpretation veterans-affairs |
Whether courts can defer to the construction of a statute by the Department of Veterans Affairs without first considering whether the statute permits … |
| 21-1453 |
Joe A. Lynch v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2022-05-17 |
Denied |
Amici (6) |
administrative-law legislative-history pro-claimant pro-veteran-canon standard-of-proof statutory-interpretation va-claims veterans-benefits |
Are the many millions of disabled veterans, their survivors and dependents entitled to have the VA meet a higher threshold of proof to deny their clai… |
| 21-972 |
Thomas H. Buffington v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2022-01-06 |
Denied |
Amici (5)Relisted (12) |
administrative-law chevron-deference chevron-doctrine deference judicial-review pro-veteran-canon statutory-interpretation veterans-benefits |
Whether the Chevron doctrine permits courts to defer to VA's construction of a statute designed to benefit veterans, without first considering the pro… |
| 21-465 |
James L. Kisor v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2021-09-28 |
Denied |
|
administrative-law disability-benefits federal-circuit post-traumatic-stress-disorder pro-veteran-canon regulatory-interpretation service-records statutory-interpretation veterans-benefits |
Whether the term 'relevant official service department records' in 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c)(1)'s 'reconsideration' provision encompasses all records that … |
| 20-1148 |
Robert M. Sellers v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2021-02-22 |
Denied |
Amici (4) |
civil-rights claim-scope disability-compensation due-process pro-veteran-canon service-records statutory-interpretation veterans-benefits |
When a veteran has submitted an application for disability benefits, does the veteran's claim encompass all reasonably identifiable conditions within … |
| 19-819 |
Alfred Procopio, Jr. v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-12-31 |
Denied |
|
administrative-law civil-procedure equal-access-to-justice equal-access-to-justice-act haas-v-peake judicial-review pro-veteran-canon statutory-interpretation substantially-justified veterans-benefits |
Whether the 'substantially justified' standard under the Equal Access to Justice Act should be interpreted liberally in favor of veterans in benefits … |
| 19-801 |
Eddie N. Dela Cruz v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-12-23 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
administrative-law eligibility-criteria federal-circuit filipino-veterans military-service pro-veteran-canon remedial-legislation service-determination statutory-interpretation veterans-benefits wwii |
Whether the Federal Circuit has erred in its narrow construction of ARRA Section 1002—a remedial veteran's statute providing a benefit for Filipinos w… |