Partly granted
The Board granted the Appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a February 2025 rating decision granting a TDIU, but denied it for an increased rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The February 2025 rating decision was considered an initial decision with respect to the TDIU claim, while it was not for the PTSD claim due to the Veteran's previous non-appeal of the July 2021 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101597
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