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Supreme Court Upholds VA Court Decision Not to Review 'Benefit-of-the-Doubt' Evidence in Veterans' Claims
In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week that, while the Department of Veterans Affairs should favor veterans ...
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Supreme Court sides against veterans wanting stronger benefit of the doubt review in disability claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with the government that the Veterans Court properly reviewed both determinations. The case is Bufkin v. McDonough.
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Supreme Court rules against veterans receiving ‘benefit of the doubt’ for disability claims that are close call
The Supreme Court has rejected an argument by two veterans that the Department of Veterans Affairs had a duty to grant their ...
Supreme Court Rules Against Veterans on Disability Claims
In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs is entitled to deference over certain evidentiary ...
Justices Reject Veterans' Review Standard for Benefit Appeals
The US Supreme Court ruled for the government in a fight over the standard a veterans’ appeals court must follow when ...
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High court tips the scales against veterans seeking disability benefits
Justice Clarence Thomas, a George H.W. Bush appointee, wrote in the court’s opinion that when the veteran appeals court ...
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Unusual Combinations of Justices Denying Veterans’ Claim but Requiring Executive to Make Foreign Aid Payments to Contractors - SCOTUS Today
The U.S. Supreme Court resolved more textual battles yesterday, one in a fully argued case, the other on procedural motions. The combinations ...