Statute treatment: 38 C.F.R. § 3.816

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 169 citation events across 39 distinct cases.

169citations total

39distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

44citations in last 5y

2005–2025year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 Lawrence Delisio v. Eric K. Shinseki (2011) cavc 50 own cites 10× in case

#2 Nehmer v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs (2007) ca9 41 own cites 5× in case

#3 Robinson v. Wilkie (2018) cafc 2 own cites 24× in case

#4 In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation (2005) nyed 34 own cites 1× in case

#5 Johnson v. Shinseki (2009) cafc 2 own cites 3× in case

#6 Taylor v. McDonough (2021) cafc 4 own cites 1× in case

#7 Ruel v. Wilkie (2019) cafc 2 own cites 2× in case

#8 Garza v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs (2012) cafc 1 own cites 4× in case

#9 ROSANNA PRUENT-STEVENS VS. TOMS RIVER TWP. (TAX COURT OF NEW JERSEY) (2019) njsuperctappdiv 3 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.