Statute treatment: 38 U.S.C. § 4119

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 28 citation events across 14 distinct cases.

28citations total

14distinct interpreting cases

5distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1983–2006year range

Top 11 leading cases

#1 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

#2 Veterans Administration Medical Center, Northport, New York v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1984) ca2 6 own cites 5× in case

#3 American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, Veterans Administration, Intervenor (1988) cadc 14 own cites 1× in case

#4 Dr. R. Michael Harding v. Department of Veterans Affairs (2006) cafc 14 own cites 1× in case

#5 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1993) cadc 14 own cites 1× in case

#6 cluster 508928 (1988) cadc 10 own cites 1× in case

#7 Balderman v. United States Veterans Administration (1987) nywd 5 own cites 1× in case

#8 Colorado Nurses Ass'n v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1988) cadc 22 own cites 1× in case

#9 Veterans Administration Medical Center v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1984) ca2 1 own cites 5× in case

#10 American Federation of Government Employees, Local 3884 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1991) ca8 1 own cites 2× in case

#11 Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1983) ca8 1 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.