Catherine Cornell v. Robert A. McDonald

DAVIS, Chief Judge:

The appellant, attorney Catherine Cornell, appeals through counsel an April 27, 2015, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that determined that VA had erroneously paid her $20,204.16 as attorney fees from an award of past-due total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) benefits awarded to U.S. Army veteran Bobby S. Moberly, the intervenor. The Court referred this case to a panel, with oral argument, 1 to determine whether the direct fee agreement dispute constitutes a simultaneously contested claim pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7105A, and if so, whether Mr.…