Legal Opinion
James W. Stanley, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 14, 2002No. 01-7017PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
This ease involves a claim for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 5904(c), which limits fees to services provided after the “Board of Veterans’ Appeals first makes a final decision in the case.” 38 U.S.C. § 5904(c)(1). We conclude that the statute was designed to allow attorneys’ fees, after the initial claims proceeding, in connection with proceedings to reopen a claim on the grounds of new and material evidence, 38 U.S.C. § 5108, or clear and unmistakable error, 38 U.S.C. § 5109(A). We also hold that under 38 U.S.C. § 5904(c), there has been another final decision in…
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