Bufkin v. Collins
| Bufkin v. Collins | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 16, 2024 Decided March 5, 2025 | |
| Full case name | Joshua Bufkin and Norman Thornton v. Doug Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| Docket no. | 23-713 |
| Citations | 604 U.S. ____ (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Decision | Opinion |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Roberts, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett |
| Dissent | Jackson, joined by Gorsuch |
| Laws applied | |
| 38 U.S.C. § 5107 and § 7261 | |
Bufkin v. Collins, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), is a United States Supreme Court case on the standard of review for the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to apply in reviewing the Department of Veterans Affairs' application of the "benefit-of-the-doubt rule" favoring a veteran's claim to a service-related disability.