Kisor v. Wilkie
United States Supreme Court
139 S. Ct. 2400 (2019)
Relevant factsFree
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (defendant) denied former Marine James Kisor (plaintiff) benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder based on the VA's own interpretation of its regulations, and the trial court deferred to that interpretation under Auer v. Robbins, which generally requires deference to an agency's interpretation of its own regulations; the Supreme Court granted review to decide whether that deference doctrine should continue.
IssueFree
Whether, in general, courts should defer to an agency's interpretation of its own regulations.
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