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Veterans Claims· 5/24/1991

Smith v. Derwinski

Citations

  • 1 Vet. App. 267
  • 1991 U.S. Vet. App. LEXIS 40
  • 1991 WL 146480

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that in certain circumstances “notice by publication satisfies the Due Pro cess Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”
  • all quoting Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Ass’n v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 463 U.S. 29, 43, 103 S.Ct. 2856, 77 L.Ed.2d 443 (1983)
  • VA subrogated to rights of mortgagee because proper notice was given to appellant by publication in accordance with state law
  • Secretary’s decision to waive a debt, although a matter within his discretion, is subject to review by this Court to determine whether the statutory standard was applied in accordance with the regulatory guidance or whether the decision was made in an arbitrary and capricious manner.

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Judges: Farley, Mankin, Nebeker

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