Granted
The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in a December 2023 rating decision granting Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The December 2023 rating decision was not an initial decision with respect to the case, as it was based on continuous pursuit of a higher PTSD rating within one year of the June 2022 TDIU decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103129
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