Denied
The appeal for eligibility to the direct payment of agent fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the April 2024 rating decision was denied.
The deciding factor: The September 2023 VA Form 21-526EZ claiming service connection for PTSD was not a supplemental claim, and therefore, the appellant is not eligible to direct payment of agent fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the April 2024 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093839
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