The veteran's attorney fees from past-due benefits in the amount of $44,249.51 based on the August 27, 2003 rating decision were correctly calculated and he is not entitled to additional attorney fees.
The deciding factor: The RO used the correct effective dates and rates as per the attorney fee agreement and the August 27, 2003 rating decision. The veteran's withheld benefits are not considered for calculating attorney fees.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0817927
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0817927.
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