Granted
The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in a July 2024 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Appellant's request for Higher-Level Review was submitted within one year of the January 2022 denial, and the July 2024 rating decision granted service connection for sleep apnea, making the Appellant eligible for attorney fees.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094916
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