Dunson v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
June 1993
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 38 U.S.C. § 5107 · 38 U.S.C. § 7104 · 38 U.S.C. § 7252
Relies on Gilbert v. Derwinski · Murphy v. Derwinski · Quarles v. Derwinski · EF v. Derwinski · Myers 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Any communication or action, indicating an intent to apply for one or more benefits under the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, from a claimant ... may be considered an informal claim. Such informal claim must identify the benefit sought.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. KL v. Brown
How this case has been treated — in progress
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