Case: 23-1445 Document: 12 Page: 1 Filed: 08/17/2023

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

MARCOS GREENIDGE, Claimant-Appellant

v.

DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Af- fairs, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2023-1445 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 20-7820, Judge Joseph L. Toth. ______________________

ON MOTION ______________________

Before CHEN, MAYER, and STOLL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. ORDER The Secretary of Veterans Affairs moves unopposed for remand to allow the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims the opportunity to “address the effects, if any, of Halpern[ v. Principi, 313 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2002),] and other relevant binding precedent on [the] Case: 23-1445 Document: 12 Page: 2 Filed: 08/17/2023

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decision, and, if appropriate, to address in the first in- stance whether [Marcos] Greenidge qualifies as a prevail- ing party for the purposes of EAJA.” Mot. at 5. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion is granted to the extent that the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reconsider its decision in light of the arguments and precedent raised in the motion and this order. (2) Each side shall bear its own costs. FOR THE COURT

August 17, 2023 /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow Date Jarrett B. Perlow Clerk of Court

ISSUED AS A MANDATE: August 17, 2023