8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 72 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Murphy v. Derwinski.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murphy v. Derwinski Anchor | green | “a person who submits a claim for benefits under a law administered by the secretary shall have the burden of submitting evidence sufficient to justify a belief by a fair and impartial individual that the claim is well grounded.” | 24 |
| 2 | Tirpak v. Derwinski | green | “must 'justify a belief by a fair and impartial individual' that the claim is plausible.” | 15 |
| 3 | Cosman v. Principi | green | “even though a veteran may not have had a particular condition diagnosed in service, or for many years afterwards, service connection can still be established” | 8 |
| 4 | Reflectone, Inc. v. John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy | green | “includes the difficult burden of tracing causation to a condition or event during service.” | 7 |
| 5 | Reflectone, Inc. v. John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy | green | “even though a veteran may not have had a particular condition diagnosed in service, or for many years afterwards, service connection can still be established” | 6 |
| 6 | Anderson v. Brown | green | “a person who submits a claim for benefits under a law administered by the secretary shall have the burden of submitting evidence sufficient to justify a belief by a fair and impartial individual that the claim is well grounded.” | 4 |
| 7 | Carbino v. Gober | green | “the burden of submitting evidence sufficient to justify a belief by a fair and impartial individual that the claim is well grounded.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.