Statute treatment: 38 C.F.R. § 3.160

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 156 citation events across 100 distinct cases.

156citations total

100distinct interpreting cases

3distinct courts

27citations in last 5y

1991–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Robert J. Ingram v. R. James Nicholson (2007) cavc 86 own cites 4× in case

#2 Veterans Justice Group, LLC v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2016) cafc 21 own cites 6× in case

#3 Betzaida P. Jernigan v. Eric K. Shinseki (2012) cavc 12 own cites 4× in case

#4 George T. Richardson v. R. James Nicholson (2006) cavc 10 own cites 4× in case

#5 Suttmann v. Brown (1993) cavc 113 own cites 1× in case

#6 And Alfred R. Young v. Eric K. Shinseki (2009) cavc 27 own cites 2× in case

#7 Williams v. Peake (2008) cafc 26 own cites 2× in case

#8 Meeks v. Brown (1993) cavc 25 own cites 2× in case

#9 Cogburn v. McDonald (2016) cafc 7 own cites 4× in case

#10 Richard S. Brokowski v. Eric K. Shinseki (2009) cavc 63 own cites 1× in case

#11 Link v. West (1998) cavc 59 own cites 1× in case

#12 Dennis W. Cogburn v. Eric K. Shinseki (2010) cavc 17 own cites 2× in case

#13 Hanson v. Brown (1996) cavc 57 own cites 1× in case

#14 Gallegos v. Gober (2000) cavc 14 own cites 2× in case

#15 Ivey v. Derwinski (1992) cavc 45 own cites 1× in case

#16 Earlee King v. Eric K. Shinseki (2010) cavc 12 own cites 2× in case

#17 Richard E. Fleshman, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1998) cafc 35 own cites 1× in case

#18 Adams v. Shinseki (2009) cafc 33 own cites 1× in case

#19 Bean v. McDonough (2023) cafc 6 own cites 3× in case

#20 Jones v. Shinseki (2010) cafc 25 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.