Denied
The appeal for attorney fees based on past-due benefits from an increased rating decision was denied.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 rating decision was the initial decision with respect to the new November 2023 claim for increased ratings, and attorney fees are not warranted when past-due monetary benefits arise from the AOJ's initial adjudication with respect to the case.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25094986
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