Partly granted
The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees based on 20 percent of past due benefits awarded in a May 2023 rating decision, but denied entitlement to additional fees.
The deciding factor: The appellant was eligible for the direct payment of fees from the past due benefits awarded in the May 2023 rating decision, but not for additional fees beyond those granted in the May 2023 Fee Decision and October 2023 revision.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Prostate Cancer, Pyoderma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020245
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