Thomas, Oscar v. Principi, Anthony

How courts have described this case

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

• asking “whether adjudicating [the] claims would require the district court to determine first whether the VA acted properly in handling [a] benefits request”
• affirming the dismissal of defamation claims because they are not actionable under the FTCA
• dismissing allegation that denial of medical care caused emotional distress for lack of jurisdiction because adjudication of claims would require court to determine whether VA acted properly in providing veteran benefits
• “[W]e must determine whether adjudicating [plaintiff’s] claims would require the district court to determine first whether the VA acted properly in handling [his] benefits request.” (quotation marks omitted)
• FTCA action brought against VA for failure to render the appropriate medical care services and denial of medical care would require the court to determine whether the VA acted properly in handling a Plaintiff’s benefits request
• applying the Rule 12(b)(6) principle to a Rule 12(b)(1) motion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).