Partly granted
The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees to W.S. was denied, while the appeal for R.N.'s fees was granted. The reasonableness of R.N.'s fee amount is remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: W.S. did not meet the requirements to be considered the Veteran's representative at the time of the February 10, 2010 notice of disagreement, while R.N. was validly appointed and his fees were directly related to past-due benefits awarded in the June 2020 rating decision.
- 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 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020167
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