Denied
The appeal of the November 2023 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of General Counsel (OGC) determination that the attorney fees paid directly to the appellant from past due benefits awarded in two March 2020 VA decisions were unreasonable and should be reduced was denied.
The deciding factor: The OGC found clear and convincing evidence that the attorney fees paid to the appellant were not reasonable, and reduced them accordingly.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091903
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