James F. Fritz v. R. James Nicholson

ORDER

In December 1997, James F. Fritz, who was then unrepresented, appealed a September 1997 Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision in which he was denied VA benefits. That appeal was docketed as No. 97-2323 and is the subject of this order. He eventually obtained an attorney, Kenneth M. Carpenter. In February 1998, attorney Carpenter filed with the Court a fee agreement that he had entered into with Mr. Fritz. In November 1998, the parties filed a joint motion for remand, which the Court granted that same month. The following month, attorney Carpenter filed on Mr. Fritz’s behalf an…