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Partly granted

The Board denied the claim for additional attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a May 2024 rating decision but granted the claim for additional attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a June 2024 rating decision.

The deciding factor: The Appellant's fee agreement was valid, and the criteria for eligibility for additional attorney fees were met for the June 2024 Rating Decision award, but not for the May 2024 Rating Decision award.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
October 31, 2025
Citation
A25094729

Veterans Law Judge

L. STEPANICK

Decisions by this judge: 915 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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