Kisor v. Shulkin’s Empirical Analysis
869 F.3d 1360 · 2017
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 38 U.S.C. § 7101 · 38 U.S.C. § 7292
Relies on Singleton v. Wulff · Auer v. Robbins · Christensen v. Harris County · Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co. · Gonzales v. Oregon
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[The] documents were not relevant to the decision in May 1983 because the basis of the denial was that a diagnosis of PTSD was not warranted, not a dispute as to whether or not the Veteran engaged in combat”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Kisor v. Wilkie“whether 'relevant' records are those casting doubt on the agency's prior [rationale or] those relating to the veteran's claim more broadly.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Kisor v. Wilkie“[b]oth parties insist that the plain regulatory language supports their case, and neither party's position strikes us as unreasonable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Kisor v. Wilkie
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.