No. 19-819October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Procopio v. Wilkie
This case involves a dispute over veterans benefits appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a dispute over veterans benefits appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the “pro-veteran canon”—which requires that “interpretive doubt [be] resolved in the veteran’s favor,” Brown v. Gardner, 513 U.S. 115, 118 (1994)—overcomes the deference to an administrative agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous statute required by Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984)?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
Administrative Law
Timing
Decided May 4, 2020
The Court released its decision on May 4, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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