The Veteran's TDIU was granted, and the attorney fees for this portion of the case are reduced to half due to the limited contribution.
The deciding factor: The attorney contributed by filing a VA Form 9 Substantive Appeal on behalf of the Veteran regarding an increased rating for neurodermatitis and assisting with completion and submission of VA Form 21-8940 for TDIU. The case was not complex, and the attorney did not provide further evidence or take additional action after August 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- neurodermatitis, TDIU
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- A20016022
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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