Granted
The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an August 2022 Rating Decision.
The deciding factor: The fee agreement and VA Form 21-22 were valid, and the RO's August 2022 decision granted a TDIU rating based on prostate cancer, meeting the criteria for direct payment of fees.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085690
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