Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a January 2022 Rating Decision.
The deciding factor: The January 2022 Rating Decision was an initial decision on the issue of the severity of the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy during the period beginning September 2021, and fees are not payable for an award resulting from the initial decision in an increased rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back pain, Bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011060
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