The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an October 17, 2023, RO decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant's supplemental claim for service connection was part of the same case as the initial denial and constituted continuous pursuit, leading to a grant of increased rating for persistent depressive disorder with TBI which is considered part of the service connection case for fees purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032671
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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