Graves v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
April 2006
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 38 U.S.C. § 5103 · 38 U.S.C. § 5107 · 38 U.S.C. § 5108 · 38 U.S.C. § 5110 · 38 U.S.C. § 7252
Relies on Colvin v. Derwinski · Allday v. Brown · Robinette v. Brown · Cox v. Brown · Edenfield v. Brown
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[W]hen a veteran has made an application to reopen a claim and the Secretary is on notice of evidence which may prove to be new and material but has not been submitted with the application, the Secretary has a duty under section 5103 to inform a claimant of the evidence that is “necessary to complete the application.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the Secretary's section 5103(a) obligation depends on the particular facts of the case and the extent to which the Secretary has advised the claimant of the evidence necessary to be submitted with a VA-benefits claim.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“shall notify the claimant of the evidence necessary to complete the application.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.