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
- right upper extremity ulnar nerve impingement, migraine headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25026951
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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