Granted
The appeal for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a September 2024 rating decision is granted.
The deciding factor: The appellant's fee agreement was valid, and the September 2024 rating decision was issued following a supplemental claim, making the appellant eligible to receive direct payment of attorney fees.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25097015
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