Legal Opinion
Davis v. Nicholson
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 5, 2007No. 2006-7053PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Chief Judge.
Phillip Davis appeals from the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) denying his application for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Davis v. Nicholson, 20 Vet.App. 235 (Vet.App.2005) (“EAJA Decision”). For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Davis, a World War II veteran, filed a claim for Total Disability based upon Individual Unemployability (“TDIU”) with the Regional Office (“RO”) on December 2, 1992. The RO denied this claim, and Davis appealed this…
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