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← 13 VETAPP 314 - Trilles v. West

Trilles v. West’s Empirical Analysis

2000

Citation profile

30
cited by 30 later decisions
March 2013
most recently cited

Relationships

Applies 38 U.S.C. § 101 (Agent Orange Act of 1991) · 38 U.S.C. § 501 · 38 U.S.C. § 5108 · 38 U.S.C. § 5109A · 38 U.S.C. § 511 · 38 U.S.C. § 5303 · 38 U.S.C. § 6103 · 38 U.S.C. § 7104

Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · United States v. Bagley · Morton v. Ruiz · Brown v. Gardner · Fong Haw Tan v. Phelan

Most-quoted passages

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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “Whoever knowingly makes or causes to be made or conspires, combines, aids, or assists in, agrees to, arranges for, or in any way procures the making or presentation of a false or fraudulent affidavit, declaration, certificate, statement, voucher, or paper, concerning any claim for benefits under any of the laws administered by the Secretary (except laws pertaining to insurance benefits) shall forfeit all rights, claims, and benefits under all laws administered by the Secretary (except laws pertaining to insurance benefits).”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
    e.g. Pedro P. Del Rosario v. James B. Peake
  2. “[u]nder currently applicable law, . . . the Secretary must reopen a previously and finally disallowed claim when 'new and material evidence' is presented or secured.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
    e.g. D'Amico v. West
  3. “is essentially one to reopen the forfeiture matter in a procedure similar to reopening disallowed claims for VA benefits as mandated by 38 U.S.C. § 5108”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
    e.g. Crispin B. Untalan v. R. James Nicholson

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.