Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claim for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an April 2024 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The fee agreement was valid, but the appeal was not eligible for direct payment of fees as it was a new increased rating claim and not part of the same case as the initial grant of service connection.
- 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 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25104923
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