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Vet.App.
VACATED AND REMANDED.
ORDER
Upon reading and consideration of claimant-appellant's unopposed motion to vacate the order of the Court of Veterans Appeals dismissing claimant-appellant's application for an award of attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act and remand, it is ORDERED that:
The motion is granted. The order of the Court of Veterans Appeals is vacated and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this Court's opinion in Karnas v. Brown. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses.