Denied
The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on a March 2020 rating decision was denied because the fee agreements did not contain the required VA file number.
The deciding factor: The fee agreements were invalid due to the omission of the applicable VA file number.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000922
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