The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant based on the full amount of past due benefits awarded in a January 2024 rating decision granting a higher PTSD rating.
The deciding factor: The appellant is eligible for fees because the Veteran continually pursued the claim for a higher PTSD rating, and the January 2024 decision was not an initial decision but a continuation of the case that began with the Veteran's new May 2022 VA 21-526EZ increased rating 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
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25028790
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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