38 C.F.R. § 20.1404 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 38 C.F.R. § 20.1404

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 138 citation events across 53 distinct cases.
138citations total
53distinct interpreting cases
3distinct courts
9citations in last 5y
2000–2023year range
Top 19 leading cases
#1 Livesay v. Principi (2001) cavc 77 own cites 3× in case
#2 Disabled American Veterans v. Gober (2000) cafc 86 own cites 6× in case
#3 Andrews, Jr. v. Nicholson (2005) cafc 87 own cites 2× in case
#4 Michael W. Canady v. R. James Nicholson (2006) cavc 15 own cites 14× in case
#5 Simmons v. Principi (2003) cavc 33 own cites 3× in case
#6 Michael T. Acciola v. James B. Peake (2008) cavc 31 own cites 3× in case
#7 Antonio Pacheco v. Sloan D. Gibson (2014) cavc 13 own cites 4× in case
#8 Robinson v. Mansfield (2008) cavc 164 own cites 1× in case
#9 Robinson v. Shinseki (2009) cafc 144 own cites 1× in case
#10 Thomas J. Johnston, Claimant-Appellant v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2005) cafc 10 own cites 4× in case
#11 Rogelio C. Gomez v. Robert A. McDonald (2015) cavc 5 own cites 6× in case
#12 Amberman v. Shinseki (2009) cafc 32 own cites 1× in case
#13 Timothy J. Jordan v. Anthony J. Principi (2003) cavc 25 own cites 1× in case
#14 Robert J. May v. R. James Nicholson (2005) cavc 25 own cites 1× in case
#15 Joseph C. Hillyard v. Eric K. Shinseki (2011) cavc 24 own cites 1× in case
#16 Dover v. McDonald (2016) cafc 15 own cites 1× in case
#17 Roberto v. Ortiz v. Eric K. Shinseki (2010) cavc 2 own cites 2× in case
#18 Carl v. Lamb v. James B. Peake (2008) cavc 2 own cites 2× in case
#19 Simmons v. Principi (2002) cavc 1 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.