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The Supreme Court, in a 7–2 ruling in #Bufkin v. Collins, said courts must defer to the VA’s decisions unless there’s a “clear error,” effectively narrowing how the long-standing “benefit-of-the-doubt” rule can help veterans when evidence is evenly balanced. The case involved two veterans, Joshua Bufkin and Norman Thornton. Bufkin was denied PTSD…
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…
Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder for Veterans to Win Benefit Claims In a 7-2 decision in Bufkin v. Collins, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that courts must defer to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) unless there’s a clear and obvious error. This decision weakens the long-standing “benefit-of-the-doubt” rule that once gave veterans…
