Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for attorney fees based on past-due benefits from an October 2024 rating decision that assigned higher disability ratings for the Veteran's psychiatric and lumbar spine disabilities.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 rating decision was considered the initial decision with respect to the new May 2024 claim for increased rating benefits, and thus did not meet the criteria for attorney fees under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder, Lumbosacral Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25100994
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