Denied
The Board denied the attorney's fee appeal for past-due benefits from a February 2024 rating decision that increased the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability rating.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 claim was not considered a supplemental claim, and thus the February 2024 rating decision was an initial decision with respect to this increased rating case, making the attorney ineligible for fees derived from it.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092056
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