No. 23A339
Norman F. Thornton v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Tags: 38-USC-7261 benefit-of-the-doubt-rule de-novo-review PTSD-disability-rating standard-of-review veterans-benefits
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Question Presented (from Petition)
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 38 U.S.C. § 7261(b)(1) requires the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to conduct de novo review of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' application of the benefit-of-the-doubt rule under 38 U.S.C. § 5107(b), and whether the Veterans Court must sua sponte ensure that veterans have not been improperly denied the benefit of the doubt when evidence is in approximate balance
Docket Entries
2023-10-16
Application (23A339) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 2, 2024.
2023-10-12
Application (23A339) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 7, 2023 to January 2, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Norman F. Thornton
Melanie Lynn Bostwick — Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner