The appeal for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the September 2023 rating decision is granted.
The deciding factor: The appellant filed a qualifying review of a prior decision pertaining to the issue of evaluation and effective date for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and SMC; and representation took place after issuance of notice of an initial decision, which essentially resulted in the subsequent grant issued in the September 2023 rating decision.
- 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 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017238
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