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Here, the weighted initial value problem \[ u^{(n)}(t)= f(u)(t),\tag{1} \] \[ \lim_{t\to a} {u^{(k)}(t)\over h^{(k)}(t)}= 0,\quad k= 0,\dots, n-1,\tag{2} \] is considered, where \(f\in C^{n-1}([a, b];\mathbb{R}^m)\to L_{\text{loc}}([a,b]; \mathbb{R}^m)\) is a continuous Volterra operator and \(h: [a,b]\to [0,+\infty)\) is an \((n-1)\)-times continuously differentiable function satisfying \(h^{(k)}(a)= 0\), \(k= 0,\dots, n-2\), and \(h^{(n-1)}(t)> 0\) for \(a< t\leq b\). Sufficient conditions are given for problem (1), (2) to have Kneser's property, that is, for any \(b^*\in (a,b]\) such that the domain of definition of every noncontinuable solution to the problem contains \([a,b^*]\), the set of restrictions of noncontinuable solutions on \([a,b^*]\) is compact and connected in the topology of the space \(C^{n-1}([a,b]; \mathbb{R}^m)\).