"In these two civil cases, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denied veterans' claims for disability benefits. In both cases the VA erroneously failed to provide the veteran with a certain kind of statutorily required notice. In both cases the VA argued that the error was harmless. And in both cases the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit . . . rejected the VA's argument."
VA
Definition
An abbreviation for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Formerly called the Veterans Administration, this federal government body provides benefits and services to military veterans and their families.
Illustrative caselaw
See, e.g. Shinseki v. Sanders, 129 S.Ct. 1696 (2009).
