Doretha H. Henderson, Authorized Representative of David L. Henderson v. Eric K. Shinseki

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the 120-day filing deadline for appealing Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions to the Veterans Court is not jurisdictional. The Court reasoned that under the unique pro-veteran statutory scheme, Congress did not clearly intend the deadline to be jurisdictional. Consequently, the deadline is a claim-processing rule subject to equitable tolling.