Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for direct payment of attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in a May 2024 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA Form 21-8940, which requested TDIU, was not considered a supplemental claim as it did not address the same or similar benefit and basis as the initial ratings granted in 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Lumbar strain (including lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity), Left knee strain, Right knee strain, Cervical spine disability, Right elbow limited pronation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099060
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