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Evans v. Collins — Fed. Cir. (argued September 11, 2026)

No. 25-1403 Argued September 11, 2026 Published September 13, 2026

Marine Corps veteran Wilbert Evans, a mail clerk in Japan, said he flew to Vietnam escorting mail. Veterans Affairs rejected his account for lack of records. The Veterans Court reversed, found his Vietnam service established, and ordered diabetes benefits. Veterans Affairs separately granted multiple-myeloma benefits for Camp Lejeune contamination from March 2017. His widow, Mary Evans, asked the court to apply the Vietnam finding and move that date back to his December 2013 claim. It refused because her briefs had not requested myeloma relief. The Federal Circuit decides whether it may review that waiver ruling.

Evans v. Collins (No. 25-1403) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, argued September 11, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/oral-arguments/25-1403_09112026.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/listen-to-oral-arguments/
September 2026 argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/OralArguments/PublicCalendar-September2026.pdf
Veterans Court docket — official case summary:https://efiling.uscourts.cavc.gov/cmecf/servlet/TransportRoom?servlet=CaseSummary.jsp&caseNum=23-7133&incOrigDkt=Y&incDktEntries=Y
Veterans Court memorandum decision:https://efiling.uscourts.cavc.gov/docs1/012010879511
Motion for reconsideration — Veterans Court filing:https://efiling.uscourts.cavc.gov/docs1/012010940569
Veterans Court reconsideration order:https://efiling.uscourts.cavc.gov/docs1/012010949033
38 U.S.C. § 7292 — U.S. House:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title38-section7292
Kisor v. Shulkin — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/16-1929.opinion.9-5-2017.1.pdf
38 U.S.C. § 1116 — U.S. House:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A38+section%3A1116+edition%3Aprelim%29
Multiple myeloma and Agent Orange — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs:https://publichealth.va.gov/PUBLICHEALTH/exposures/agentorange/conditions/multiple_myeloma.asp
Sean P. Griffin — West & Dunn:https://www.westdunn.com/team-members/sean-p-griffin/
Meredyth Cohen Havasy affiliation — Federal Circuit opinion:https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/25-1397.OPINION.8-7-2026_2735242.pdf

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