Legal Opinion
West v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided September 20, 1999No. 98-446PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Chief Judge:
Before the Court is the appellant’s application for attorney fees and expenses in the amount of $3,765.80, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The Court will grant the appellant’s application for the following reasons.
I. FACTS
On January 29, 1998, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the appellant’s claim for entitlement to service connection for congenital heart disease. Record (R.) at 1-19. In making its determination, the Board relied upon this Court’s…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Lewis Hodge, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Stillwell v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
- Justus v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
- Grivois v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Shannon D. Smith, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Swiney v. GoberUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
- Barrera v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
- Barrera v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
- Swiney v. GoberUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000