Denied
The Board denied the appellant's eligibility to attorney fees from past-due benefits awarded in a June 2023 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The October 2022 claim was considered a new claim, and the June 2023 decision was the initial decision on that claim, thus the appellant is not eligible for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in July 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthritis, status post quadriceps tendon rupture and repair, left knee limitation of extension with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009195
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