DeSousa v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
October 1997
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 38 U.S.C. § 3691 · 38 U.S.C. § 7104
Relies on Gilbert v. Derwinski · Frankel v. Derwinski · Fletcher v. Derwinski · Quarles v. Derwinski · Karnas v. Derwinski
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) the veteran or eligible person has successfully completed the former program; (2) the program leads to a vocational, educational, or professional objective in the same general field as the former program; (3) the former program is a prerequisite to, or generally required for, pursuit of the subsequent program; or (4) in the case of a change from the pursuit of a subsequent program to the pursuit of a former program, the veteran or eligible person resumes pursuit of the former program without loss of credit or standing in the former program.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. DeSousa v. Gober
How this case has been treated — in progress
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