I received a letter from VA stating I am scheduled for a hearing and it will be conducted at the VARO by one of their personnel. I believe it is about them calling a CUE on themselves for pyramiding Carpal Tunnell with Cervical Radiculopathy. They are trying to take away the Cerv Radiculopathy and reduce me from 90%-80%. I have Dr's appointment scheduled for the 25th and will hopefully get him to say the right thing. He agrees that these are 2 separate conditions and my cervical radiculopathy affects or is caused by more than just my median nerve. Is that what I need him to say?
My other issue is whether I hire a lawyer or not. I have a reputable firm that will represent me, but they want 30% of my retro from appeals I have on file with effective dates of 12/2006. I don't trust the VA/Regional Office and would hate to lose to them. The American Legion sent a letter saying they will represent me at the hearing, but they probably don't know any of the facts and will only look at my file an hour before the hearing. I know the math of 70% being better than 0%. Does any one know if the lawyers normally prevail over the VA reps??
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I received a letter from VA stating I am scheduled for a hearing and it will be conducted at the VARO by one of their personnel. I believe it is about them calling a CUE on themselves for pyramiding Carpal Tunnell with Cervical Radiculopathy. They are trying to take away the Cerv Radiculopathy and reduce me from 90%-80%. I have Dr's appointment scheduled for the 25th and will hopefully get him to say the right thing. He agrees that these are 2 separate conditions and my cervical radiculopathy affects or is caused by more than just my median nerve. Is that what I need him to say?
My other issue is whether I hire a lawyer or not. I have a reputable firm that will represent me, but they want 30% of my retro from appeals I have on file with effective dates of 12/2006. I don't trust the VA/Regional Office and would hate to lose to them. The American Legion sent a letter saying they will represent me at the hearing, but they probably don't know any of the facts and will only look at my file an hour before the hearing. I know the math of 70% being better than 0%. Does any one know if the lawyers normally prevail over the VA reps??
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