Vargas-Gonzalez v. West

ORDER

The appellant appeals through counsel an April 17, 1996, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and that case is currently pending before the Court. On November 5, 1996, the appellant entered into a fee agreement with his counsel, Sean Kendall. On May 11, 1998, this Court ordered the appellant to file an amended fee agreement that complied with the rule in Shaw v. Gober that found unreasonable on its face under 38 U.S.C. § 7263(d) a provision that purported to assign to the attorney the appellant’s cause of action under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Shaw, 10…