Granted
The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in a March 2024 rating decision is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had validly appointed the appellant as his attorney, and the two parties had a valid direct pay fee agreement. The appellant may charge fees when past-due benefits are awarded after a Veteran has filed a supplemental 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 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091249
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