Supreme Court of the United States

Bufkin v. Collins

March 5, 2025604 U.S. 369

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the Veterans Court must review the VA’s benefit‑of‑the‑doubt rule using the same standards in §7261(a)—legal issues de novo and factual issues for clear error—and that the VA’s determination that evidence is in approximate balance is a predominantly factual finding subject to clear‑error review.