Competency Standard For VA Medical Experts Does Not Need Review, VA Says

Mealey's (February 11, 2020, 1:20 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Certiorari is not needed for a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling setting the standard for judging the competency of medical experts for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs veteran benefits cases, the VA secretary tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a Feb. 7 response brief (Ernest L. Francway, Jr. v. Robert Wilkie, No. 19-604, U.S. Sup.)....