Denied
The appeal was denied as the Veteran's attorney, A.W., is not eligible for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the April 2024 rating decision due to not representing the Veteran through the date of the decision granting the past-due benefits.
The deciding factor: A.W. did not represent the Veteran through the date of the decision granting the past-due benefits, and as such, fees are not presumed reasonable under the regulations.
- 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 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097172
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