Denied
The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits was denied as the appellant did not provide qualifying representation leading to the grant of an increased rating or service connection.
The deciding factor: Fees are not payable for awards resulting from initial decisions in increased rating claims, and there was no appeal upon which the appellant provided qualifying representation leading to the grant of an increased rating for psoriasis or service connection for lost teeth and psoriatic arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020140
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