38 U.S.C. § 7431 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 38 U.S.C. § 7431

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 20 citation events across 9 distinct cases.
20citations total
9distinct interpreting cases
5distinct courts
7citations in last 5y
1998–2026year range
Top 6 leading cases
#1 Bekkem v. Wilkie (2019) ca10 194 own cites 2× in case
#2 Iqbal M. Khan v. United States (2000) cafc 129 own cites 2× in case
#3 Vladimir Kogan, Md v. the United States of America 1 (2013) uscfc 8 own cites 4× in case
#4 United States ex rel. Hochman v. Nackman (1998) ca9 44 own cites 1× in case
#5 Gordon v. United States (2017) uscfc 2 own cites 3× in case
#6 Gordon v. United States (2018) 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.