# Removal of Requirement To File Direct-Pay Fee Agreements With the Office of the General Counsel
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2015-12-29 · Effective 2015-12-29 · 80 FR 81191
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-32687
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 81191
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 14
- **Publication date:** 2015-12-29
- **Effective date:** 2015-12-29
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations concerning the payment of fees for representation by agents and attorneys in proceedings before VA. Specifically, this rule removes the requirement that an agent or attorney file a direct-pay fee agreement with both the VA Office of the General Counsel and the agency of original jurisdiction. The intended effect of this final rule is to require that direct-pay fee agreements be submitted only to the agency of original jurisdiction, thereby eliminating duplicate filings by agents and attorneys.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/12/29/2015-32687/removal-of-requirement-to-file-direct-pay-fee-agreements-with-the-office-of-the-general-counsel)
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