Collier v. Derwinski’s Empirical Analysis

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “With respect to what bearing the [decision of the Administrative Law Judge (A.L.J.) ] rendered under the Social Security Act is to have on the VA’s determination of total and permanent disability, the Court notes that while there are significant differences in the definition of disability under the Social Security and VA systems ... there are also significant similarities ... At a minimum, however, the decision of the A.L. J. in this case is evidence which cannot be ignored and to the extent its conclusions are not accepted, reasons or bases should be given therefor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bowyer v. Brown

2. “[T]he BVA cannot ignore or disregard relevant evidence in the record. See Webster v. Derwinski, 1 Vet.App. 155, 159 (1991). If it discredits evidence, the BVA must give adequate reasons or bases for doing so. See Sammarco v. Derwinski, 1 Vet.App. 111, 112 (1991); Gilbert v. Derwinski, 1 Vet.App. 49, 56-57 (1990) (quoting International Longshoremen’s Assoc. v. National Mediation Board, 870 F.2d 733, 735 (D.C.Cir.1989)).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Odiorne v. Principi