Statute treatment: 38 U.S.C. § 4110

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 142 citation events across 51 distinct cases.

142citations total

51distinct interpreting cases

18distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1969–2021year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Margaret Daly-Murphy v. Michael Winston, E. Carmack Holmes, Arthur S. Kling, Ronald L. Nelson and the Veterans Administration (1988) ca9 172 own cites 5× in case

#2 Marc A. Stretten v. Wadsworth Veterans Hospital (1976) ca9 193 own cites 3× in case

#3 Dr. Harold D. Kletschka v. William J. Driver, Individually and as Administrator of the Veterans Administration (1969) ca2 215 own cites 2× in case

#4 Samuel C. Balderman, M.D. v. United States Veterans Administration and Veterans Administration Medical Center (1989) ca2 167 own cites 2× in case

#5 Dr. Joseph Gilbert, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Donald Johnson, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, Sam F. Lowe, Jr., Movant-Appellant (1979) ca5 33 own cites 4× in case

#6 Gilbert v. Johnson (1976) gand 7 own cites 11× in case

#7 Ward v. Brown (1994) ca2 21 own cites 4× in case

#8 Margaret Daly-Murphy v. Michael Winston, E. Carmack Holmes, Arthur S. Kling, Ronald L. Nelson and the Veterans Administration (1987) ca9 12 own cites 5× in case

#9 Veterans Administration Medical Center, Northport, New York v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1984) ca2 6 own cites 6× in case

#10 American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, Veterans Administration, Intervenor (1988) cadc 14 own cites 3× in case

#11 Margaret J. Kenneth v. Paul Schmoll, Director (1973) ca10 13 own cites 3× in case

#12 American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio, Local 3306 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Department of Veterans Affairs, Intervenor (1993) ca2 12 own cites 3× in case

#13 Balderman v. United States Veterans Administration (1987) nywd 5 own cites 6× in case

#14 Gregor v. Derwinski (1996) nywd 21 own cites 2× in case

#15 Marshall J. Orloff, M.D. v. Max Cleland, as Administrator, of the Veterans Administration (1983) ca9 76 own cites 1× in case

#16 Ward v. Brown (1994) ca2 29 own cites 4× in case

#17 Richard Thomas Carr and Doreen Carr v. United States of America, William Granville Reynolds, Sr., and Joseph B. Biggs (1970) ca4 54 own cites 1× in case

#18 Ward v. Derwinski (1992) nywd 4 own cites 6× in case

#19 Cameron E. Berry v. Gerson Hollander, Ted Galey, Perry Norman, W. Paul Nichol, and A.B. Carr (1991) ca9 44 own cites 1× in case

#20 John P. Heaney, M.D. v. United States Veterans Administration (1985) ca5 40 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.