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Reeves v. Shinseki

Government Benefits, Administrative Law, Military Law
In an action by the surviving spouse of a veteran seeking service-connected disability benefits for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, appealing a...

Brewes v. Commissioner of Social Security Admin.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits
In an action for Social Security benefits, the district court's judgment affirming of the Commissioner of Social Security's final decision denying...

Heinzelman v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Government Benefits, Health Law
In a a dispute over the amount of compensation petitioner is entitled to receive under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C....

US v. Berry

Government Benefits, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for social security fraud pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 408(a)(5) is affirmed where: 1) District Court committed no reversible error in the...

Harris v. County of Orange

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, ERISA, Government Benefits
In an action on behalf of thousands of retired County employees participating in County-sponsored health care plans challenging changes it made to the...

Ludwig v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Judges & Judiciary
The district court's affirmance of an ALJ's denial of a claim for Social Security benefits is affirmed, where: 1) the ALJ erred by receiving an ex...

Massachusetts v. Dep't of Health and Human Services

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Benefits
Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is ruled unconstitutional as a violation of equal protection, where: 1) intermediate scrutiny was not...

Astrue v. Capato

Administrative Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Juvenile Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a case in which a widow gave birth to twins conceived through in vitro fertilization using her husband’s frozen sperm and then applied for Social...

Duchesneau v. Shinseki

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Military Law
In a case in which a veteran sought an increased disability rating for a service-connected shoulder disability, and challenged a holding of the Court...

Morris v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In a case in which a veteran made a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, a denial by the Board of Veterans' Appeals is affirmed,...