Granted
The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran pursuant to a July 2024 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Appellant's fee agreement and representation were valid, and the June 2009 Rating Decision constituted an initial decision on SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ due to erectile dysfunction. The October 2023 Supplemental Claim led to the July 2024 Rating Decision awarding SMC.
- 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 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105450
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