Legal Opinion
Stephens v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided January 19, 1999No. 97-702PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Chief Judge:
The matter before the Court is the application of the appellant, J.B. Stephens, for an award of reasonable attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The Court will deny the appellant’s application for the following reasons.
I. FACTS
On April 28, 1997, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denied Mr. Stephens an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral varicose veins, then rated at 50% disabling. He appealed that decision to the Court on May 5,1997. Prior to either party’s submitting his brief to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Stegall v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
- Karnas v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Stillwell v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
- Essex Electro Engineers, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Cycholl v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
- Shannon D. Smith, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Jackson v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- Jacobsen v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- Smith v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
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