Granted
The Board granted the appellant's request for direct payment of attorney fees from benefits resulting from the March 2023 grant of an increased rating and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The appellant filed a valid fee agreement and VA Form 21-22a, and the November 2022 Supplemental Claim qualified as a request for benefits after issuance of an initial decision.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease and arthritis with chronic low back pain and lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction, right upper carpal tunnel syndrome (median nerve), left upper carpal tunnel syndrome (median nerve)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001686
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