Lee v. Gober

Before this Court is the appellant’s June 6, 2000, application for attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (EAJA). For the reasons that follow, the Court will deny the EAJA application.

I. Background

On April 20, 1998, the veteran appealed pro se a March 18, 1998, BVA decision denying a claim for an effective date earlier than September 20, 1994, for an award and payment of monthly disability benefits under the Total Disability Insurance Provision (TDIP) of his National Service Life *206Insurance policy. Record (R.) at 10. The appellant filed a brief,…