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Shinseki v. Sanders
No. 07-1209

Title:

Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Woodrow F. Sanders

Subject:

Administrative Law, Veterans Affairs, Government Benefits

Question:

The Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA), Pub. L. No. 106-475, 114
Stat. 2096, requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a notice to
benefits claimants. Under 38 U.S.C. 7261(b)(2) (Supp. V 2005), review of
administrative decisions resolving claims for veterans benefits must “take due
account of the rule of prejudicial error.” The question presented is:

Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that a failure of the VA to give the
notice required by the VCAA must be presumed to be prejudicia.

Decisions:

• U.S. Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit Opinion Filed: May 17, 2007

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.

Briefs:

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Counsel of Record

For Petitioner:

Elena Kagan
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
Washington, DC

For Respondent:

Mark R. Lippman
The Veterans Law Group
La Jolla, CA

 

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