Sellers v. Wilkie

How courts have described this case

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

• “The essential requirements of any claim, whether formal or informal are: (1) an intent to apply for benefits, (2) an indication of the benefits sought, and (3) a communication in writing.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Perciavalle v. McDonough
  Federal Circuit· 2024-05-09· cited 11×
• Murphy v. Wilkie
  Federal Circuit· 2020-12-21· cited 4×
• Herman O. Bailey v. Robert L. Wilkie
  Veterans Claims· 2021-01-06
• Jimmy C. Bonds v. Denis McDonough
  Veterans Claims· 2022-10-05
• Mai De Hart v. Denis McDonough
  Veterans Claims· 2024-07-23
• James W. Rorie v. Denis McDonough
  Veterans Claims· 2024-08-16

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• 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×
• Howard F. Roberson, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 2001-05-29· cited 213×
• Luther Williams, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 2002-01-04· cited 159×
• Ellis C. Smith, Claimant-Appellee v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 2006-06-19· cited 121×
• Comer v. Peake
  Federal Circuit· 2009-01-16· cited 119×
• Clemment B. Epps, Claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 1997-10-07· cited 90×
• Aracelis Rodriguez, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 1999-08-25· cited 72×
• Richard S. Brokowski v. Eric K. Shinseki
  Veterans Claims· 2009-06-08· cited 63×
• William J. Kelly v. Nicholson
  Federal Circuit· 2006-09-13· cited 56×
• Reeves v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 2012-06-14· cited 38×
• Richard E. Fleshman, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 1998-03-11· cited 36×
• Groves v. Peake
  Federal Circuit· 2008-05-01· cited 27×
• Robinson v. O'Rourke
  Federal Circuit· 2018-05-31· cited 25×
• Veterans Justice Group, LLC v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  Federal Circuit· 2016-04-07· cited 21×
• Mansfield v. Peake
  Federal Circuit· 2008-05-12· cited 12×
• Shea v. Wilkie
  Federal Circuit· 2019-06-20· cited 12×