Dismissed
The appeal regarding attorney fees from past-due benefits awarded in a June 2019 rating decision is dismissed as the assessment fee of $486.56 was found to be correct and consistent with the law.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the assessment fee of $100, as per 38 U.S.C. § 5904(a)(6), was appropriate in August 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- A20015700
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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