The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection and an earlier effective date, awarding a 100% rating for acoustic schwannoma status post resection with vertigo and staggered gait to include right hemiplegia stroke and bilateral hearing loss.

The deciding factor: The appellant is eligible to direct payment of attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in the June 2023 rating decision due to a valid fee agreement and an initial decision with respect to the case.

Claimed conditions

Acoustic schwannoma status post resection with vertigo and staggered gait to include right hemiplegia stroke and bilateral hearing loss, Vision disability (right eye corneal scar with central cornea opacity and vision loss, reduced BCVA of oculus dexter), Scar, status post brain tumor removal, Myoclonic seizure, Tinnitus

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

100%

Decision date

February 4, 2025

Citation

A25009838

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