Granted
Eligibility for the direct payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran pursuant to an April 2024 rating decision is granted.
The deciding factor: The Appellant has complied with the power of attorney requirements and the October 2023 Fee Agreement is valid, and the December 2013 Rating Decision constitutes the initial decision on the matter of this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090608
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