Legal Opinion
Winters v. Wilkie
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 10, 2018No. 2017-1815PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lourie, Circuit Judge.
Regina Winters ("Winters") appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans Court") denying her application for attorney fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d). See Winters v. Shulkin , No. 14-2879(E), 2017 WL 604119 (Vet. App. Feb. 15, 2017) (" EAJA Decision "). Because the Veterans Court did not err in determining that Winters is not a "prevailing party" under EAJA, we affirm.
*1379 BACKGROUND
Winters is the surviving spouse of deceased veteran Arthur L. Winters. Arthur Winters…
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