Partly granted
The Board granted the Appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits from the grant of service connection for GERD and OSA, but denied it for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The fee agreement was valid, and the March 2022 rating decision was an initial decision regarding tinnitus, while it was not for GERD and OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018999
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