Legal Opinion
National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 16, 2001No. Nos. 00-7095, 00-7096 and 00-7098PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc., (“NOVA”), Disabled American Veterans (“DAV”), and Paralyzed Veterans of America (“PVA”) (collectively, “petitioners”), challenge the validity of a regulation promulgated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 38 C.F.R. § 3.22 (2000).1 That regulation, as revised in January 2000, restricts the award of dependency and indemnity compensation (“DIC”) benefits to survivors2 of deceased veterans to cases where the veteran (during his or her lifetime) had established a right to receive total service-connected dis*1368ability…
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- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Auer v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Nat'l Org. Of Veterans Advocates v. Secr'y Of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
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- National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc., and Paralyzed Veterans of America v. Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Faunda R. Hatch v. Anthony J. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2004
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