Feres v. United States
340 U.S. 135 · U.S. Supreme Court
Holding and boundaries
The Federal Tort Claims Act does not permit suits for injuries to service members arising out of activity incident to military service.
Scope and limitations: Does not eliminate all statutory, administrative, constitutional or post-service remedies; application is fact-specific.
7 issue placements
Disabled & Wounded Service Member Access
Feres v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Disabled & Wounded Service Member Access. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Does not eliminate all statutory, administrative, constitutional or post-service remedies; application is fact-specific.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
LGBTQ+ Military Service
Feres v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to LGBTQ+ Military Service. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Does not eliminate all statutory, administrative, constitutional or post-service remedies; application is fact-specific.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Military Family Care & Mobility
Feres v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Military Family Care & Mobility. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Does not eliminate all statutory, administrative, constitutional or post-service remedies; application is fact-specific.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Military Sexual Harm & Accountability
Feres v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Military Sexual Harm & Accountability. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Does not eliminate all statutory, administrative, constitutional or post-service remedies; application is fact-specific.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Reserve, Guard & Civilian Employment
Feres v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Reserve, Guard & Civilian Employment. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Does not eliminate all statutory, administrative, constitutional or post-service remedies; application is fact-specific.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Veteran Health & Mental Health
Feres v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Veteran Health & Mental Health. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Does not eliminate all statutory, administrative, constitutional or post-service remedies; application is fact-specific.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Veteran Transition, Employment & Credentialing
Feres v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Veteran Transition, Employment & Credentialing. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Does not eliminate all statutory, administrative, constitutional or post-service remedies; application is fact-specific.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Publication and provenance
The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.
Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.