Remanded (sent back)
The Board found that the Veteran's former attorney is eligible for direct payment of attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in a September 2024 rating decision, but remanded the issue of the reasonableness of the fees to the Office of General Counsel.
The deciding factor: The appellee did not represent the Veteran through the date of the September 2024 rating decision that resulted in past-due benefits, and thus the fee is not presumed reasonable. The matter must be referred to the OGC for a determination on reasonableness.
- 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 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099291
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