Granted
The veteran's former attorney is granted the claim for revocation of the award of attorney fees from past-due benefits, in the calculated amount of $53,472.53.
The deciding factor: The fee agreement was not timely filed by the veteran's former attorney and did not comply with legal requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0816848
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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