Kisor v. McDonough
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
995 F.3d 1347 (2021)

- Written by Sarah Hoffman, JD
Facts
James Kisor (plaintiff) filed a petition for an en banc rehearing after the Veterans Court affirmed the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (defendant) denying Kisor an earlier effective date than June 5, 2006, for the grant of service connection to his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Prost, C.J.)
Concurrence (Hughes, J.)
Dissent (Reyna, J.)
Dissent (O’Malley, J.)
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