retroactive-benefits

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
22-6093 Steven L. London v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit 2022-11-18 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP constitutional-rights cushman-v-shinseki disability-claims due-process government-liability property-rights retroactive-benefits statutory-deadline veterans-benefits (1) Does Cushman's determination of the constitutional duty to protect a veteran's property rights apply to the six-year statutory deadline in 31 U.S.…
19-146 Thomas P. Kelly, Jr. v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, et al. Third Circuit 2019-07-31 Denied Response Waived administrative-review benefits-denial circuit-split disability-benefits disability-standard erisa futility futility-doctrine own-occupation remand retroactive-benefits Should this Court resolve the conflict among the Circuits about whether it would be futile to require an ERISA plan participant upon remand to retroac…
18-15 James L. Kisor v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit 2018-07-02 Judgment Issued Amici (33) administrative-law agency-deference ambiguous-regulation civil-procedure due-process judicial-review regulatory-interpretation retroactive-benefits statutory-interpretation substantive-canons veterans-benefits 1. Whether the Court should overrule Auer and Seminole Rock. 2. Alternatively, whether Auer deference should yield to a substantive canon of construc…