Granted
The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant from past due benefits awarded in a May 2022 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The claimant filed a valid power of attorney and fee agreement, and the AOJ issued a subsequent rating decision granting increased ratings for PTSD and a right knee disability, as well as a TDIU.
- 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 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24067229
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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