Granted
The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees from the past-due benefits awarded in the October 7, 2020, rating decision.
The deciding factor: The fee agreement was timely filed and the October 7, 2020, rating decision that produced past-due benefits was not an initial decision in the matter.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072858
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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