Eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a November 2023 rating decision is granted.
The deciding factor: The criteria for eligibility for attorney fees have been met as the appellant complied with regulatory requirements and an initial decision was issued in response to a supplemental claim seeking readjudication of the denial of service connection for depression, which resulted in the grant of service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25027987
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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