The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a June 2022 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Appellant is eligible for attorney fees as the July 2021 supplemental claim, seeking service connection for a lumbar spine disability, was submitted after the May 2013 denial and the Federal Circuit invalidated the regulatory provision preventing such claims.
- 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 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24064007
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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