In addition to advocating for veterans with their VA claims and discharge upgrades, the Veterans Clinic also participates in other forms of advocacy, including high-level amicus briefs and scholarly articles.
Amicus briefs are “friend of the court” briefs that allow a third party to file briefs in court to advocate legal and policy positions. The Veterans Clinic has been involved in major amicus brief efforts that have changed the landscape of veterans benefits law. See some of the briefs we have been a part of below:
| Taylor v. McDonough (United States Federal Circuit) |
| Francway, Jr. v. Wilkie (United States Supreme Court) |
| Mathis v. McDonald (United States Supreme Court) |
| Gray v. Wilkie (United States Supreme Court) |
| Monk v. Shulkin (United States Federal Circuit) |
| National Organization of Veterans Advocates, Inc. v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (United States Federal Circuit) |
| Procopio, Jr. v. Wilkie (United States Federal Circuit) |
| George v. McDonough (Supreme Court of the United States) |
| Skaar v. McDonough (Supreme Court of the United States) |
| Arellano v. McDonough (Supreme Court of the United States) |
| Lynch v. McDonough (Supreme Court of the United States) |
| Sellers v. McDonough (Supreme Court of the United States) |
| Veterans Justice Group, LLC v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (United States Federal Circuit) |
| Frantzis v. McDonough (United States Federal Circuit) |
| Robinson, Jr. v. McDonough (United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) |
| Monk v. McDonough (United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) |
| Rosinski v. Wilkie (United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) |
| Monk v. McDonough (United States Federal Circuit) |