SUPREME COURT DROPS EARTH-SHAKING 7-2 DECISION
Washington, D.C. — In a 7–2 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Bufkin v. Collins that federal courts must defer to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) unless a “clear error” is shown in its determinations. The ruling marks a significant shift away from the long-standing “benefit-of-the-doubt” principle, which previously allowed veterans to prevail when … Read more