all - Opinion Summaries

Hogan v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
Denial of a veteran's claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder is affirmed where the Veterans Court did not adopt a rule that a...

Haas v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In a petition by a Vietnam veteran seeking benefits related to Agent Orange exposure, petition for rehearing is denied where the statutory phrase "in...

Dibble v. Fenimore

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an action for administrative relief brought by plaintiff-state National Guard service technician who was denied reenlistment, grant of summary...

Conley v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In a claim for veterans' benefits, affirmation of Board of Veterans' Appeals decision denying claimant an earlier effective date for his...

People v. Jasmin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Military Law
Airman's conviction for first degree murder, attempted murder, second degree robbery, assault with a firearm and numerous off-base offenses is...

NRDC v. Winter

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Military Law, Remedies
The award of enhanced attorney's fees from an environmental case against the Navy is vacated and remanded for recalculation where: 1) co-counsel...

Ellington v. Peake

Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In an action by a veteran to claim service-related disability compensation, determination that claimant could not obtain an earlier effective date for...

Hanson v. Wyatt

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an action brought by an individual removed from the Oklahoma Army National Guard seeking reinstatement to his former position plus back pay and...

Townsend v. University of Alaska

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a case interpreting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) as applied to state employers, dismissal for...

Smith v. US Postal Serv.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a case alleging a violation of an employee's rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, a Merit Systems Protection...