SUPREME COURT DROPS EARTH-SHAKING 7-2 DECISION
In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bufkin v. Collins that courts must defer to the VA unless there’s a clear error, weakening the long-standing “benefit-of-the-doubt” rule that once favored veterans in close cases. The case centered on two veterans, Joshua Bufkin and Norman Thornton, who were denied PTSD benefits despite presenting substantial—but not…