Granted
The appeal for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a September 2023 rating decision is granted.
The deciding factor: The fee agreement was valid, and the September 2023 rating decision was part of determining the initial disability evaluation following the award of service connection for the Veteran's depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016540
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