Will I Ever Owe You Any Fees For Your Services?
You will never owe fees for my work in your appeal at the CAVC. However, should I prevail in your appeal at the CAVC and obtain a reversal or remand, your case will be sent back to the BVA. At that point, if you want me to continue representing you at the BVA, I will send you a fee agreement that asks for 20% of any pastdue benefits (back pay) that I am able to obtain for you at the BVA or VA Regional Office. This is a typical fee agreement at the BVA and VA Regional Office and is considered a reasonable fee under the law. This means I would not get paid unless you win. No portion of any monthly payment to you from the VA would ever be subject to attorney fees, just past-due benefits. In addition, the fee agreement would stipulate that the VA Regional Office would withhold the 20% from your past-due benefits and pay my firm for its services so that you would not have to pay it yourself. Only in the event that the VA Regional Office mistakenly does not withhold the 20% would you be obligated to directly pay my fees after an award by the BVA or VA Regional Office.