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The ruling stunned veterans’ advocates.
In a single decision, the Supreme Court quietly narrowed how far federal courts can go to rescue a denied disability claim. Two men, two PTSD battles, and a legal standard once seen as a lifeline now look painfully fragile. For thousands of veterans, the “benefit of the doubt” just be… Continues…

For years, many veterans believed that if their evidence was evenly balanced, the system would lean toward them. Bufkin v. Collins exposes how fragile that protection really is. By a 7–2 vote, the Court said federal appeals judges need not reweigh how the VA applied the benefit-of-the-doubt rule, unless the agency’s decision is clearly, unmistakably wrong. In practice, that means the crucial fight shifts even earlier in the process.