Legal Opinion
Jackson v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided June 14, 1999No. 96-619PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge:
The appellant, World War II veteran Paul W. Jackson, appealed through counsel a May 24, 1996, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) that denied an increased rating (above 10%) for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service-connection claim for bilateral varicose veins. Record (R.) at 7. On July 15,1998, the Court vacated that BVA decision and remanded the matter for readjudieation. The appellant has filed a timely application for attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The Secretary has filed an…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Green v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
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3Cited by21 opinions
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