Partly granted
The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, but denied it for increased ratings for certain conditions.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 grant of TDIU was issued following a supplemental claim and was not the initial decision with respect to that issue, while the grants of increased ratings were part of final decisions and thus did not allow for attorney fees under the relevant regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right lower extremity varicose veins, left lower extremity varicose veins, ischemic heart disease (IHD), posttraumatic stress disorder with chronic unspecified adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097282
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