Granted
The appellant is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from an August 2023 rating decision that awarded a TDIU rating to the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The representation and fee agreements between the parties are valid, and the August 2023 rating decision created a retroactive monetary award of past-due benefits that could be subject to fees.
- 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 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017062
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