Granted
The Board granted the appellant's request for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in a December 2023 rating decision. The Veteran was granted service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The Federal Circuit's ruling in Military-Veterans Advocacy v. Sec'y of Veterans Affairs invalidated the regulation limiting attorney fees in supplemental claims, allowing for direct payment of fees.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depressive disorder, Alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25007054
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