Denied
The appeal for direct payment of agent fees based on past-due benefits awarded from an August 2024 rating decision was denied due to a lack of a valid fee agreement with the Veteran's VA file number.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the fee agreement submitted did not include the Veteran's applicable VA file number, making it invalid according to 38 C.F.R. § 14.636(g)(1)(iv).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093690
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