benefit-of-the-doubt-rule

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-713 Joshua E. Bufkin v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit 2024-01-03 Judgment Issued Amici (9)Relisted (2) 38-usc-7261 benefit-of-doubt benefit-of-the-doubt-rule claims-process federal-circuit judicial-review statutory-interpretation veterans-benefits veterans-benefits-act-of-2002 veterans-court Must the Veterans Court ensure that the benefit-of-the-doubt rule was properly applied during the claims process in order to satisfy 38 U.S.C. § 7261(…
23A339 Norman F. Thornton v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit 2023-10-16 Presumed Complete 38-USC-7261 benefit-of-the-doubt-rule de-novo-review PTSD-disability-rating standard-of-review veterans-benefits Question not identified.
23A340 Joshua E. Bufkin v. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Department of Veteran Affairs Federal Circuit 2023-10-16 Presumed Complete benefit-of-the-doubt-rule clearly-erroneous section-7261 service-connection standard-of-review veterans-benefits Question not identified.