Edison B. Locklear v. Eric K. Shinseki

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that it is permissible to bifurcate a claim and to adjudicate the distinct theories of entitlement separately
• noting that a request for a TDIU is not a separate claim for benefits, but instead a request for an appropriate disability rating as part of the initial adjudication of a claim or a claim for increased compensation
• VA may bifurcate TDIU from an appeal of the underlying evaluation
• \Bifurcation of a claim generally is within the Secretary's discretion.\
• “Bifurcation of a claim generally is within the Secretary’s discretion.”
• bifurcation of a claim generally is within VA's discretion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• William R. Young v. Eric K. Shinseki
  Veterans Claims· 2012-05-24· cited 32×
• Ronald L. Evans v. Robert A. McDonald
  Veterans Claims· 2014-12-02· cited 17×
• Evelyn M. Todd v. Robert A. McDonald
  Veterans Claims· 2014-09-03· cited 16×
• David A. Hamill v. Denis McDonough
  Veterans Claims· 2023-12-18

Cites

29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• United States v. United States Gypsum Co.
  Supreme Court· 1948-03-08· cited 9,383×
• Gilbert v. Derwinski
  Veterans Claims· 1990-10-12· cited 2,831×
• Sterling T. Rice v. Eric K. Shinseki
  Veterans Claims· 2009-05-06· cited 576×
• Dennis M. Thun v. James B. Peake
  Veterans Claims· 2008-04-23· cited 534×
• William N. Clemons v. Eric K. Shinseki
  Veterans Claims· 2009-02-17· cited 329×
• Lewis Hodge, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 1998-09-16· cited 275×
• Kay v. Principi
  Veterans Claims· 2002-12-19· cited 252×
• Tucker v. West
  Veterans Claims· 1998-08-13· cited 171×
• Bowling v. Principi
  Veterans Claims· 2001-05-08· cited 127×
• Comer v. Peake
  Federal Circuit· 2009-01-16· cited 119×
• Stanley A. Hamilton and Michael J. Hermann, Claimants-Appellants v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 1994-11-08· cited 97×
• Andrew M. Collaro, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo G. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 1998-02-19· cited 90×
• Andrews, Jr. v. Nicholson
  Federal Circuit· 2005-08-17· cited 88×
• Robert J. Ingram v. R. James Nicholson
  Veterans Claims· 2007-05-23· cited 86×
• Webster v. Derwinski
  Veterans Claims· 1991-02-28· cited 74×
• Godfrey v. Brown
  Veterans Claims· 1995-03-06· cited 70×
• Rita L. Dicarlo v. R. James Nicholson
  Veterans Claims· 2006-05-10· cited 69×
• Padgett v. Nicholson
  Federal Circuit· 2007-01-05· cited 67×
• Larry G. Tyrues v. Eric K. Shinseki
  Veterans Claims· 2009-10-02· cited 64×
• Adams v. Shinseki
  Federal Circuit· 2009-06-15· cited 34×