The Board denied the appeal regarding the propriety of the award of agent fees to S.R., and remanded for a determination on the reasonableness of the fee amount.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal was based on past-due benefits awarded in a December 2023 rating decision, which granted service connection for bilateral shoulder conditions. The Board confirmed eligibility for agent fees but denied the appeal as to the propriety of the award due to procedural requirements and lack of evidence supporting the removal of S.R. as the Veteran's representative.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085493
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