Statute treatment: 38 U.S.C. § 3104

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 38 citation events across 23 distinct cases.

38citations total

23distinct interpreting cases

10distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1968–2019year range

Top 19 leading cases

#1 Davenport v. Brown (1995) cavc 36 own cites 2× in case

#2 Cottle v. Principi (2001) cavc 22 own cites 2× in case

#3 Clarke v. Brown (1997) cavc 6 own cites 4× in case

#4 In Re Marriage of Mansell (1989) calctapp 44 own cites 1× in case

#5 Bernier v. Brown (1995) cavc 11 own cites 2× in case

#6 Charles Roger Absher v. The United States (1986) cafc 18 own cites 1× in case

#7 Peed v. Cleland (1981) mdd 5 own cites 2× in case

#8 Kandik v. Brown (1996) cavc 3 own cites 3× in case

#9 Womack v. Womack (1991) ark 10 own cites 1× in case

#10 McCord v. United States (2019) cafc 9 own cites 1× in case

#11 Absher v. United States (1985) cc 6 own cites 1× in case

#12 Opal L. Taylor and Mary A. Taylor v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1968) ca8 4 own cites 1× in case

#13 Ex Parte Pummill (1980) texapp 3 own cites 1× in case

#14 Ivary v. United States (1983) cc 2 own cites 1× in case

#15 Gertrude M. Croteau v. United States (1987) cafc 1 own cites 2× in case

#16 Parks v. Commissioner (1979) tax 1 own cites 1× in case

#17 Veterans' Administration v. Kee (1985) texapp 2 own cites 1× in case

#18 Croteau v. United States (1986) cc 1 own cites 1× in case

#19 Ivary (1980) cc 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.