The Board remands the issue of eligibility to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the August 24, 2020 Rating Decision due to a duty to notify error regarding the mailing of the Summary of the Case.
The deciding factor: A duty to notify error occurred as the September 10, 2020 summary of the case was returned undeliverable and the AOJ never properly re-mailed it to the correct address for the Appellant.
- 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 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24068804
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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