Statute treatment: 38 C.F.R. § 20.302

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 285 citation events across 211 distinct cases.

285citations total

211distinct interpreting cases

5distinct courts

77citations in last 5y

1992–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Fenderson v. West (1999) cavc 704 own cites 4× in case

#2 Henderson v. Shinseki (2011) scotus 1,409 own cites 1× in case

#3 Beasley v. Shinseki (2013) cafc 109 own cites 2× in case

#4 James W. Stanley, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2002) cafc 26 own cites 3× in case

#5 M.C. Percy v. Eric K. Shinseki (2009) cavc 50 own cites 2× in case

#6 Mason v. Brown (1995) cavc 47 own cites 2× in case

#7 Rafael A. Gomez v. Anthony J. Principi (2003) cavc 10 own cites 5× in case

#8 Archbold v. Brown (1996) cavc 31 own cites 6× in case

#9 Horowitz v. Brown (1993) cavc 33 own cites 2× in case

#10 Hamilton v. Brown (1993) cavc 134 own cites 1× in case

#11 Holland v. Brown (1996) cavc 10 own cites 4× in case

#12 Gary D. Bradley v. James B. Peake (2008) cavc 103 own cites 1× in case

#13 Stanley A. Hamilton and Michael J. Hermann, Claimants-Appellants v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1994) cafc 97 own cites 1× in case

#14 Douglas B. Morgan, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2003) cafc 62 own cites 1× in case

#15 Cuevas v. Principi (1992) cavc 57 own cites 1× in case

#16 Luke C. Miley, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2004) cafc 49 own cites 1× in case

#17 Evans v. West (1999) cavc 44 own cites 1× in case

#18 Beyrle v. Brown (1996) cavc 39 own cites 1× in case

#19 Merritt I. Anderson v. Anthony J. Principi (2004) cavc 11 own cites 2× in case

#20 Hayre v. Principi (2001) cavc 16 own cites 4× 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.