Denied
The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the October 2023 rating decision was denied.
The deciding factor: Attorney fees cannot be charged for services provided before the date on which a claimant is provided notice of the AOJ's initial decision with respect to the case, and there was no appeal upon which the appellant provided qualifying representation leading to the grant of an increased rating.
- 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
- A25017275
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