Denied
The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2023 rating decision was denied.
The deciding factor: The Appellant's fee agreement did not qualify as an eligible administrative review option, and the Board found that the February 2023 Rating Decision is an initial decision with respect to the issues adjudicated therein.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009679
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