Legal Opinion

Kenneth R. Burkhardt, Claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 16, 2000No. 99-7034PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LINN, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth R. Burkhardt seeks review of the final decision of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals 1 holding that it did not have jurisdiction over an application for costs and fees, submitted under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). See Burkhardt v. West, No. 96-721, 1998 WL 831421 (Vet.App. Nov. 9, 1998). Because the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims properly dismissed Burkhardt’s EAJA application for lack of jurisdiction, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Burkhardt served in the military until March 1946 and had a variety of medical problems. A regional office (“RO”),…

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  4. McArthur Jones, Claimant-Appellant, and Martin M. Karnas, Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Thayer v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
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  4. Walter C. Hudson, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
  5. Elie Halpern, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002

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