The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity and entitlement to TDIU was granted, with the effective date being January 22, 2015, and October 6, 2015 respectively. The attorney fees are denied as the Veteran does not believe E.L. did enough work on his case.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's arguments regarding the reasonableness of the attorney fee were raised in a motion for review of the fee agreement, which must be referred to the Office of General Counsel for a reasonableness review.
- Claimed conditions
- raticulopathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190766
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Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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