Denied
The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded in a May 2023 decision granting additional dependency benefits.
The deciding factor: The fee may not be charged, allowed, or paid for services provided before the date on which a claimant is provided notice of the AOJ initial decision with respect to the case.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018900
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