Granted
The Veteran's attorney is eligible for payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a January 2024 rating decision that assigned separate compensable disability ratings for bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy associated with the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 rating decision was not an initial decision with respect to the case, as it arose from a claim for an increased rating for the already service-connected cervical spine disability, and attorney fees are warranted in this instance.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086324
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