Dismissed
The appeal for eligibility for the direct payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran pursuant to a retroactive CRDP compensation payment was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement. The issue regarding the February 2024 Rating Decision is remanded for correction of an error in calculating attorney fees.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 NOD was filed before the AOJ fee decision, making it non-compliant with mandatory claims processing rules.
- 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 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092076
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