The Board denied the Appellant's claim for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the June 2023 Rating Decision.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 TDIU Claim was filed more than one year after the December 2020 Rating Decision and sought an increased rating based on the worsening of the Veteran's PTSD since the last decision issued by VA, which constitutes an initial claim. The June 2023 Rating Decision is an initial decision with respect to the claim for an increased psychiatric rating and a TDIU.
- 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
- A25010231
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