Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 19.5

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 52 citation events across 37 distinct cases.

52citations total

37distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1977–2022year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Larry A. Pelegrini v. Anthony J. Principi (2004) cavc 658 own cites 2× in case

#2 American Medical Ass'n v. Mathews (1977) ilnd 28 own cites 5× in case

#3 Adway Maggitt, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2000) cafc 268 own cites 1× in case

#4 Terry A. Ledford, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1998) cafc 132 own cites 1× in case

#5 In re the Fee Agreement of SMITH (1991) cavc 27 own cites 2× in case

#6 G Eorge R. T Heiss v. Anthony J. Principi (2004) cavc 17 own cites 2× in case

#7 Sutton v. Brown (1996) cavc 56 own cites 1× in case

#8 Pharmacist Political Action Committee v. Harris (1980) mdd 8 own cites 3× in case

#9 Bernard v. Brown (1993) cavc 396 own cites 1× in case

#10 Myers v. Principi (2002) cavc 35 own cites 1× in case

#11 Hoffmann-Laroche, Inc. v. Califano (1978) dcd 10 own cites 2× in case

#12 Dee W. Kilpatrick, Claimant-Appellee v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2003) cafc 23 own cites 1× in case

#13 Gray v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017) cafc 8 own cites 2× in case

#14 Pfizer Inc. v. Heckler (1984) cadc 21 own cites 1× in case

#15 Disabled American Veterans v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017) cafc 21 own cites 1× in case

#16 Flynn v. Brown (1994) cavc 15 own cites 1× in case

#17 Ivan R. Sellers v. Eric K. Shinseki (2012) cavc 6 own cites 2× in case

#18 The STATE OF LOUISIANA, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent (1990) ca5 13 own cites 1× in case

#19 Freddie Butts v. Robert A. McDonald (2016) cavc 5 own cites 2× in case

#20 Spencer v. West (2000) cavc 5 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.