The Board has granted service connection for right humerus, right hip flexion, and right hip impairment. The Veteran's cash payment was reduced due to retired pay, but the Appellant is entitled to full attorney fees of 20% based on past-due benefits awarded.
The deciding factor: The decision found that attorney fees were warranted in these situations where past-due benefits are awarded despite a reduction due to retired pay.
- Claimed conditions
- Impairment of the right humerus, Right hip flexion impairment, Right hip impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2020
- Citation
- A20016311
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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