Abbey v. Principi

ORDER

On January 17, 2002, the appellant, through counsel, filed an application for an award of attorney fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (EAJA). On April 25, 2002, the Court issued an order in this case staying proceedings pending disposi tion of Wilson v. Principi, U.S. Vet.App. No. 01-691 (Notice of Appeal filed Mar. 19, 2001), which was decided on December 12, 2002. Wilson, 16 Vet.App. 509, 515 (2002), mot. for recons, denied, 17 Vet.App. 19 (2003) (per curiam order). In Wilson, the Court determined, based on the evidence presented there,…