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Granted

Eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran pursuant to an August 2022 rating decision is granted.

The deciding factor: The Appellant provided services eligible for direct payment of a 20 percent attorney fee based on the past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran by the August 2022 Rating Decision, as the Appellant has complied with power of attorney requirements and submitted a VA Form 20-0995 Supplemental Claim resulting in the award of service connection for PTSD and TDIU.

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 31, 2025
Citation
A25009141

Veterans Law Judge

L. STEPANICK

Decisions by this judge: 915 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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