Dismissed
The issue of J.F.'s eligibility to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in a June 2024 dependency decision is dismissed.
The deciding factor: No valid appeal was filed as only J.F. could file an NOD for himself, and he did not do so.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103564
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