The Board denied the claim for attorney fees based on a May 2023 decision granting additional compensation for the Veteran's dependent spouse, finding that Appellant is not eligible due to the lack of a valid fee agreement and because the grant of benefits was not related to services provided before the initial decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that Appellant is not eligible for attorney fees based on the May 2023 dependency decision as there was no valid fee agreement in place at the time, and the grant of benefits was not related to services provided prior to the initial decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24043754
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