The Board has determined that the Veteran's attorney is owed $16,712.60 in past-due attorney fees due to their representation of the Veteran on his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and related conditions.
The deciding factor: The termination of representation did not terminate the attorney's right under a valid contract to collect fees for work performed prior to termination that resulted in the claim being resolved in a manner favorable to the Veteran, including the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802505
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- Granted
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