Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in a February 2024 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Appellant cannot charge fees for this grant of past-due benefits as the February 2024 rating decision was the initial decision on the issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation, and VA had not previously addressed these issues in any prior rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085204
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