The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the February 2024 rating decision is granted.
The deciding factor: The appellant's representation and fee agreement are valid, and the December 2023 TDIU request served as a supplemental claim to the May 2023 rating decision, allowing fees after the initial decision on an issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051273
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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