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Ussery v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided January 16, 1997No. 93-0696PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FARLEY, Judge:

This case is before the Court on the appellant’s application for an award of attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant the appellant’s application and order the award of attorney fees and expenses in the amount of $21,898.00.

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By a panel opinion dated July 18, 1995, this Court vacated the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) June 30, 1993, decision and remanded the matter. Ussery v. Brown, 8 Vet.App. 64 (1995). The Court found that the BVA had failed to properly apply the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. William Jordan v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  4. Elcyzyn v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
  5. Vidal v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Chesser v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
  2. Balridge - Demel v. NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2005
  3. Perry v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
  4. McCormick v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
  5. Swiney v. GoberUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000

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