Mason v. Derwinski’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
September 1993
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 38 U.S.C. § 5108 · 38 U.S.C. § 7104 · 38 U.S.C. § 7261
Relies on Colvin v. Derwinski · Manio v. Derwinski · Godwin v. Derwinski · Thompson v. Derwinski · Kehoskie v. Derwinski
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The determination whether evidence submitted to reopen a previously disallowed claim is new and material under 38 U.S.C. § 5108 is a question of law which this Court reviews de novo. Colvin v. Derwinski, 1 Vet.App. 171, 174 (1991). “New and material” evidence is evidence which is “not ... merely cumulative of other evidence on the record” and “is relevant and probative of the issue at hand.” Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Evans v. Derwinski
How this case has been treated — in progress
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