Denied
The Veteran's appeal for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a September 2023 rating decision was denied.
The deciding factor: ALW represented the Veteran during the phase of their appeals, and the benefits granted were part of the service connection claims where the AOJ previously issued notice of the initial decision before the effective date of the modernized review system.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, bladder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010301
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