Statute treatment: 38 U.S.C. § 3701

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 17 citation events across 10 distinct cases.

17citations total

10distinct interpreting cases

5distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1994–2026year range

Top 6 leading cases

#1 Taylor Ayes William P. Cutshall Frank A. Ribar Edward C. Smith James F. Martin William C. Terrio v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (2006) ca4 66 own cites 3× in case

#2 Mogretta McGee v. Pete Funderburg, as Trustee for Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 665 Health and Welfare Fund (1994) ca8 50 own cites 1× in case

#3 Parker v. Brown (1996) cavc 23 own cites 1× in case

#4 Burkhart v. Wilkie (2020) cafc 4 own cites 3× in case

#5 A Mortg. Co. v. Bowman (1994) fladistctapp 5 own cites 1× in case

#6 Taylor v. McDonough (2021) cafc 4 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.