William A. Smith, Claimant-Appellee v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that, as an inferior tribunal, RO lacks authority to usurp Board by collaterally reviewing its decisions
• recognizing grant of reconsideration by Board Chairman as an exception to finality
• referring to “the unquestionable proposition that RO decisions always can be challenged for ancient CUE”
• noting that the canons of statutory construction also apply to regulations
• noting the “uniquely pro-claimant principles underlying the veterans’ benefits dispensation scheme” identified by amicus
• noting that the canons of statutory interpretation apply to interpreting regulations

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).