Hernandez v. Veterans' Administration

Plaintiffs, purporting to represent a class of conscientious objectors who performed alternative civilian work after refusing to serve in the armed forces, appeal from a district court judgment dismissing an action in which they sought, on constitutional grounds, a judgment requiring the Veterans’ Administration to furnish them certain veterans’ benefits, including educational benefits, on an equal basis with persons who served on active duty in the armed forces.

The district court, 339 F.Supp. 913, 914 dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaint for lack of jurisdiction, under 38 U.S.C. § 211(a) 1…