38 C.F.R. § 1.965 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 38 C.F.R. § 1.965

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 88 citation events across 48 distinct cases.
88citations total
48distinct interpreting cases
6distinct courts
3citations in last 5y
1983–2022year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Hilkert v. West (1999) cavc 137 own cites 2× in case
#2 Ridings v. Brown (1994) cavc 8 own cites 5× in case
#3 Parker v. Brown (1996) cavc 23 own cites 2× in case
#4 Damian Reyes v. R. James Nicholson (2007) cavc 6 own cites 5× in case
#5 Branham v. Derwinski (1990) cavc 46 own cites 1× in case
#6 Cullen v. Brown (1993) cavc 8 own cites 3× in case
#7 Smith v. Derwinski (1991) cavc 38 own cites 1× in case
#8 Farless v. Derwinski (1992) cavc 12 own cites 2× in case
#9 Erickson v. West (2000) cavc 11 own cites 2× in case
#10 Schaper v. Derwinski (1991) cavc 28 own cites 1× in case
#11 Gary L. QUINLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1990) ca9 26 own cites 1× in case
#12 Brown v. Brown (1995) cavc 7 own cites 2× in case
#13 Espiridion L. Lueras v. Anthony J. Principi (2004) cavc 16 own cites 1× in case
#14 Bahnmiller v. Derwinski (1991) ca4 27 own cites 2× in case
#15 Hilkert v. West (1998) cavc 6 own cites 2× in case
#16 International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace And Agricultural Implement Workers Of America, Uaw, v. Elizabeth H. Dole (1990) cadc 11 own cites 1× in case
#17 Franklin v. Brown (1993) cavc 8 own cites 1× in case
#18 Stone v. Derwinski (1992) cavc 7 own cites 1× in case
#19 Wilson v. Gibson (2014) cafc 3 own cites 2× in case
#20 East v. Brown (1995) cavc 6 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.