Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Gober
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided October 6, 2000No. 98-2219 / 99-1164PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This consolidated case involves both an appeal and a petition for an extraordinary writ arising out of the same underlying merits appeal to this Court. The appeal is from a June 22,1999, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) that held that VA did not have the authority to pay attorney fees to the appellant where all past-due benefits had already been paid to the veteran. The petition seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the Board to issue a final decision on his claim for attorney fees. For the reasons that follow, the Court will reverse the decision of the Board and order…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Service v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Schafrath v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Hugh D. Cox v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Snyder v. GoberUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
- Mark R. Lippman v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2009
- Cox v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
- Carpenter v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
- Carpenter v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
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