The ruling hit like a quiet earthquake. Veterans who thought the system would give them the benefit of the doubt just learned that doubt may no longer be enough. A 7-2 Supreme Court decision has redrawn the battlefield over disability claims, tilting power toward the VA and away from wounded service mem… Continues… In Bufkin v. Collins, the Supreme Court ruled that federal appellate courts are not required to reweigh how the VA applies the “benefit-of-the-doubt” rule in disability cases, unless there is a clear and obvious error. That means when evidence is evenly balanced, judges on appeal generally must...
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