The Veteran is eligible for payment of attorney fees from benefits resulting from the December 2023 grant of past-due benefits.
The deciding factor: The fee agreement was valid, and the appellant filed a relevant VA Form 21-8940 leading to the December 2023 grant of TDIU and other benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinusitis, Low back disorder (lumbosacral strain), Left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, Right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, Right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027484
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.
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