Legal Opinion

Vidal v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided January 18, 1996No. 93-429PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAMER, Judge:

This case is before the Court on the appellant’s application for an award of reasonable attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The Court will grant the appellant’s application and order the award of attorney fees and expenses in the amount of $10,533.44, consistent with this opinion.

*490I. BACKGROUND

A. Underlying Appeal

The appellant, Macario Vidal, filed a timely appeal of an April 9, 1993, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) which had denied service connection for residuals of an injury of the cervical…

2Cases cited23 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. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  4. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  5. Grottveit v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Chesser v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
  2. Ussery v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1997
  3. Balridge - Demel v. NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2005
  4. Perry v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
  5. Sandoval v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996

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