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  UNITEDSTATESCOURTOFVETERANSAPPEALS   	       No.981288   	    RobertH.Bass,    p Petitioner,   	 `	   Ѐ̀v.    p    	 @   TogoD.West,Jr.,SecretaryofVeteransAffairs,    p Respondent.   	 `	
   E  4     X   `	   h   p    x   (# pE @    ""  BeforeFARLEY,STEINBERG,andGREENE,Judges.   	 0   @    &  ORDER    p    	     o h h o  /  XGT X  X X   ԛ     OnAugust10,1998,inasinglejudgeorder,theCourtdeniedthepetitioner'spetitionfor   	    Мextraordinaryreliefinthenatureofmandamus.OnAugust17,1998,thepetitionerfiledatimelyϜmotionforreconsiderationand,inthealternative,forreviewbyapanelorthefullCourt,whichtheCourtconstruestobeamotionforapaneldecision.     Uponconsiderationoftheforegoing,itisbythesinglejudge     ORDEREDthatthemotionforreconsiderationisDENIED.Itisbythepanel     ORDEREDthatthemotionforapaneldecisionisDENIED.DATED:    `	  r q Septemberq r r Septemberr q q s 23,1998s  t     h t     h               p      PERCURIAM.   	 @   #   X>  X X/ XGT-  #      STEINBERG,Judge,concurring:AlthoughIvotedtodenythepetitioner'smotionforpanel   	      decision,InotethatheraisesinhismotionaquestionofwhethertheDepartmentofVeteransAffairshasimpededactiononhisotherclaimsbyremovinghisclaimsfilefromtheregionaloffice(RO)withoutleavingcopiesfortheROtouseinworkingonhisotherclaims.InPerryv.West,theCourt   	 #!   rebukedtheSecretaryforsuchdelays"inlightoftheassurancesprovidedtotheCourtinNeumann[v.Brown,U.S.Vet.App.No.961726],asto'earlierreleaseofclaimsfilebythe[General   	 % #   Counsel'sOffice]andstrategiccopyingoftheclaimsfilesbytheROsandtheBoard[ofVeterans'Appeals]foruseinremandsandmotionsforreconsideration'andastothereturnofclaimsfilestoϜROsassoonaspossibleafterthe30dayperiodforsupplementingthe[recordonappeal]hasexpiredinaparticularcase."Perry,___Vet.App.___,___,No.94962,slipop.at21(July16,1998)   	 @)$'   (quotingNeumann(Secretary'sResponsefiledMay9,1997,at6)).AlthoughtheCourtcannot   	 0*%(   addressthepetitioner'sconcernsherebecausehefirstraisedthisissueaftertheCourthadruledonhiscase,seeSavagev.Gober,10Vet.App.488,498(1997),hadthepetitionercomplainedinitially,   	 ,`'*   IwouldhavevotedtorequiretheSecretarytorespond,asdidtheCourtinPerry,tothepetitioner's   	  -P(+   allegations.Perry,___Vet.App.at___,slipop.at20. /  XGT X  X X>  n    	       Л̛Copiesto:(         X        (#(#( RobertH.Bass3300GrandCentralDrive̜Snellville,GA30078   	 P
   GeneralCounsel(027)DepartmentofVeteransAffairs810VermontAvenue,NWWashington,DC20420    T"T"H (# jnl% 3    n #   X>  X X/ XGT?  # ԛ