The Board remands the issue of eligibility to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an August 10, 2023 rating decision for correction of a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The October 3, 2023 fee decision on appeal failed to correctly inform the parties of the amount of past-due benefits awarded from the August 10, 2023 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058904
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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