Statute treatment: 38 U.S.C. § 3301

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 96 citation events across 39 distinct cases.

96citations total

39distinct interpreting cases

21distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1961–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 John Doe v. Joseph Digenova (1985) cadc 45 own cites 16× in case

#2 Hasenei v. United States (1982) mdd 48 own cites 7× in case

#3 Heights Community Congress v. Veterans Administration (1984) ca6 53 own cites 6× in case

#4 John Doe v. Stanley S. Harris (1982) cadc 68 own cites 3× in case

#5 John Doe v. Jay B. Stephens (1988) cadc 41 own cites 3× in case

#6 In re \Agent Orange\" Product Liability Litigation" (1985) nyed 50 own cites 2× in case

#7 Bishop v. KLEIN FULLER (1980) mass 45 own cites 2× in case

#8 Freeman v. Seligson (1968) cadc 106 own cites 1× in case

#9 In re A Motion for a Standing Order (1990) cavc 4 own cites 8× in case

#10 Association for Women in Science v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1977) cadc 58 own cites 1× in case

#11 Martinez v. Rutledge (1979) texapp 30 own cites 1× in case

#12 Oslund v. United States (1989) mnd 8 own cites 2× in case

#13 Burdick v. York Oil Company (1963) texapp 18 own cites 1× in case

#14 Leszynski v. Russ (1961) mdd 16 own cites 1× in case

#15 Joseph W. Doyle v. John Behan, Administrator of Veterans' Administration (1982) ca5 16 own cites 1× in case

#16 Doe v. DiGenova (1986) dcd 3 own cites 4× in case

#17 Flowers v. United States (1964) okwd 5 own cites 2× in case

#18 Andrew Kalick v. United States (2015) ca3 11 own cites 1× in case

#19 Rosee v. Board of Trade (1964) ilnd 9 own cites 1× in case

#20 Neville v. Blitz (2013) miss 3 own cites 2× 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.