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Veterans Court decisions:the factual record.

Each week we log every decision filed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: the case name, the docket number, the date filed, and a link to the decision. We keep commentary out of it so the record can speak for itself.

Data last updated August 6, 2026
What this page is, and is not. This is a factual log, not analysis. We do not summarize, characterize, or interpret court decisions, and nothing here is legal advice. If a decision may affect your claim, bring it to a VA-accredited representative.
Decisions on the public record
2,981
Full CAVC opinion archive, per CourtListener
Filed this month
0
Decisions dated this calendar month
Logged in this tracker
66
Most recent filings, refreshed weekly

Recent decisions

Data refreshed: August 6, 2026

The newest filings first. Each link opens the decision document or its CourtListener record.

Filings by month

July 2025: 2 loggedAugust 2025: 2 loggedSeptember 2025: 2 loggedOctober 2025: 2 loggedNovember 2025: 3 loggedDecember 2025: 2 loggedJanuary 2026: 2 loggedMarch 2026: 1 loggedApril 2026: 3 loggedMay 2026: 1 loggedJune 2026: 2 loggedJuly 2026: 6 logged

Counts reflect decisions logged by this tracker, which keeps the most recent filings. The full historical archive lives at the sources below.

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