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Harris v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
Decision by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims denying entitlement to an effective date prior to July 29, 2002, for claimant's...

In the Matter of Bitchatchi

Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In consolidated appeals involving accidental disability retirement benefits (ADR) and claim for line-of-duty death benefits brought by officers who...

King v. Shinseki

Health Law, Military Law, Administrative Law, Government Benefits
Petitioner's appeal of the decision by the Board of Veterans Appeals denying his claim for compensation benefits for his back and bilateral hip...

City of Pleasanton v. Bd. of Admin. of California Public Employees' Ret. Sys.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court's grant of a retired city employee's petition for a writ of mandate to compel the California Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)...

Pitts v. Shinseki

Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
In a veteran's claim for disability benefits alleging various service-connected disorders, the judgment of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims...

Truczinskas v. Office of Workers' Comp. Programs

Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
A widow's petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board denying her claim for death benefits under the Defense Base Act, arising from...

Bird v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
District court's judgment upholding the decision of the Social Security Administration denying a veteran's application for disability benefits is...

Youngman v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
In a suit brought by a fiduciary on behalf of a deceased veteran seeking accrued benefits, the judgment of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is...

Parrish v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin.

Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
District court's order reducing the amount of attorneys' fees for representing a claimant in a Social Security benefits claims is affirmed where: 1)...

Int'l Brotherhood v. City of Redding

Contracts, Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a union's petition for a writ of mandate challenging a city's decision to unilaterally retract its promise to pay 50 percent of city employees'...