GEORGE v. McDONOUGH

No. 21-234.

142 S.Ct. 1953 (2022)

596 U.S. 740

Kevin R. GEORGE, Petitioner v. Denis R. MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 15, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melanie L. Bostwick for petitioner.

Anthony A. Yang for respondent.

Kenneth M. Carpenter , John Niles , Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, Edmund Hirschfeld , Melanie R. Hallums Orrick , Herrington & Sutcliffe, New York, NY, Melanie L. Bostwick , Counsel of Record, Thomas M. Bondy , Benjamin P. Chagnon , Robbie Manhas , Jonas Q. Wang , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Brian M. Boynton , Principal Deputy Assistant, Attorney General, Malcolm L. Stewart , Deputy Solicitor General, Anthony A. Yang , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Patricia M. McCarthy , Martin F. Hockey, Jr. , Eric P. Bruskin , Tanya B. Koenig , Washington, DC, Richard A. Sauber , General Counsel, Brian D. Griffin , Andrew J. Steinberg , Attorneys, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


Veterans may claim benefits for disabilities connected to their military service subject to statutory and regulatory requirements. When the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denies a benefits claim, that decision generally becomes final after the veteran exhausts the opportunity for direct appeal...

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