Legal Opinion

Robinson v. O'Rourke

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided May 31, 2018No. 2016-2110PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O'Malley, Circuit Judge *978 Veteran Bennie C. Robinson appeals the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans Court") denying his application for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"). See Robinson v. McDonald , No. 14-0619 E, 2016 WL 703041 (Vet. App. Feb. 23, 2016) (" Fees Decision "). Robinson contends that he is entitled to fees because he prevailed before the Veterans Court when it set aside a disability rating decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals ("Board") and remanded for the Board to consider arguments that Robinson made for…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Shalala v. SchaeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by22 opinions

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