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RIN: 2900-AQ87

Publication ID: Spring 2020

Title: ●Fees for the Representation of Claimants Before the Department of Veterans Affairs
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to amend existing regulations in part 14 of title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations relating to the charging of fees for representation of VA claimants by agents and attorneys and the direct payment of fees by VA to attorneys from claimants’ benefits. These amendments will update the system with regard to the process of determining the amount of the fee and payment procedures for attorneys and agents who are discharged by the claimant or withdraw from representation before the award of benefits has been made, address recent decisions by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims relating to fees, and clarify and improve the existing regulations.
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 14.631 38 CFR 14.632 38 CFR 14.633 38 CFR 14.636 38 CFR 14.637
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501 38 U.S.C. 5901 38 U.S.C. 5904 38 U.S.C. 5905

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	10/00/2020

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Jonathan Taylor Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 Phone:202 461-7650 Email: jonathan.taylor2@va.gov