Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded in a June 2024 decision granting the Veteran an additional dependent.
The deciding factor: The fee agreement was not valid as it was executed before the AOJ initial decision on the case, and thus no fees could be charged under 38 U.S.C. § 5904(c)(1).
- 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 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104229
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