Legal Opinion
In re the Fee Agreement of SMITH
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided October 7, 1991No. 91-619PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
This matter relating to attorney fees arises out of the proceedings in the appeal to this Court in Jones v. Derwinski, 1 Vet.App. 210 (1991), in which the Court vacated the Board of Veterans’ Appeals *493(BVA or Board) decision and remanded the case for readjudication.
Prior to the enactment of the Veterans’ Judicial Review Act (VJRA), Pub.L. No. 100-687, Div. A, 102 Stat. 4105 (1988), an attorney or agent who represented a claimant seeking benefits in proceedings before the Veterans’ Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs) (Department or VA), the BVA, or both, was limited to a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. LarionoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Manhattan General Equipment Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation SurvivorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Dixon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Jones v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Schafrath v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- In re the Fee Agreement of CoxUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1997
- In re the Fee Agreement of SmithUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
- Shaw v. GoberUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1997
- In re Fee Agreement of MasonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
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