Granted
The appeal for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a December 2023 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 December 2023 rating decision increased the Veteran's combined rating from 70 percent to 80 percent, resulting in past-due benefits.
- 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
- A25092162
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