Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 25, 2012No. 2011-7064PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOGEL, District Judge.
Claimant-Appellant Earl Thompson appeals a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) holding that he was not a prevailing party under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and that as a result he was not entitled to recover attorneys’ fees and costs. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7292, and we affirm.
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Mr. Thompson served in the United States Navy from October 1973 to January 1975. During active service, he was treated for psychiatric symptoms that were attributed to immature personality…
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