Carpenter v. Principi

I cannot concur in the majority opinion because it fails to address several requisite issues. Although I am not in agreement with several matters in Judge Steinberg’s *93separate opinion, I note that he and I are in substantial agreement as to many of the matters discussed in this opinion.

First, the majority holds that the Court has jurisdiction under 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a) to review the reasonableness of a fee agreement under 38 U.S.C. § 7263(d) that the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) has reviewed sua sponte under 38 U.S.C. § 5904(c)(2). Ante at 72. Pursuant to the Veterans’ Judicial…