The Board granted the appellant's claim for unpaid attorney fees related to the award of compensation for PTSD in a March 2017 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Federal Circuit found that the May 2009 notice of disagreement triggered the application of the post-Act version of 38 U.S.C. § 5904(c)(1), allowing attorney fees to be charged for services provided after an Agency of Original Jurisdiction issued a decision on the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25008183
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.
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