Mitchell Scates, Jr. v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Kenneth B. Mason, Jr., Intervenor-Appellant

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• recognizing that there are factual issues to be resolved in deciding an attorney’s claim for fees
• holding that an attorney “may receive a fee that fairly and accurately reflects his contribution to and responsibility for the benefits awarded”
• holding that each attorney representing a claimant before VA is entitled to a share of the 20% of past-due benefits awarded
• holding that each attorney representing a claimant before VA is entitled to a share of the 20% of past-due benefits awarded
• holding that an attorney \may receive a fee that fairly and accurately reflects his contribution to and responsibility for the benefits awarded\
• holding that it is implicit in the contingency fee agreement that an attorney, discharged prior to resolution of the claim, is entitled to \only a fee that fairly and accurately reflects his contribution to and responsibility for the benefits awarded\

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