The appellant is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a November 15, 2023 rating decision that increased ratings for right upper extremity ulnar nerve impingement and migraine headache disabilities.
The deciding factor: The fee agreement was valid, and the November 15, 2023 rating decision created a retroactive monetary award of past-due benefits that could be subject to fees.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache, right upper extremity ulnar nerve impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25026951
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