Legal Opinion
Penny v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided January 12, 1995No. 93-12PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARLEY, Judge:
Before the Court is the appellant’s application for an award of reasonable attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The Court will grant the appellant’s application and order the award of attorney fees and expenses consistent with this opinion.
I.FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. Substantive Appeal
The appellant filed a timely appeal of a September 1, 1992, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) which had denied entitlement to a compensable rating for hepatitis. The Board had determined that the appellant’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Ferdinand Oliveira v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- ZP v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
- Vidal v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
- Bowyer v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
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