Granted
The appeal challenging attorney C.R.'s eligibility to the direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded in a June 2024 rating decision granting a higher initial PTSD rating is granted.
The deciding factor: Attorney C.R. was not accredited by VA during the pendency of the claims, making her ineligible for the direct payment of fees from the past due benefits awarded as a result of them.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109552
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