accredited VA Form 21-22, Appointment of Veterans Service representative of signed by the Organization Representative, as Claimant’s a service claimant and the representative that shows the service organization organization as representative. Failure to specify the individual name and job title Note: of the official representative in Box 3B on VA Form does render the appointment of a Veterans Service not Organization invalid. accredited agent VA Form 21-22a, Appointment of Individual as signed by the claimant. Representative, Claimant’s non-licensed a declaration of representation that complies with the individual provisions outlined in . The representation is for a one-time, one-claim Note: basis only. accredited signed by the claimant and the attorney. VA Form 21-22a attorney The in the table above includes electronic Important: term “signed” signatures on received through VA electronic VA Forms 21-22 and 21-22a systems. If the attorney is not listed on the , the Note: claimant’s regional office’s (RO's) Agent and Attorney Fee Coordinator will advise the attorney that VA will not recognize him/her until accredited, and the claimant that he/she may seek other representation, or proceed without representation until the attorney is accredited. For more information on how to acknowledge a POA Reference: representative, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 3.C.4.h, and M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 3.C.4.i. c. Unlimited Assume that representation by an accredited representative of a service Versus Limited organization, agent, or attorney is unlimited, meaning the representative Representation represents the claimant for all VA claims, unless VA Form 21-22, VA Form or the declaration of representation shows otherwise. 21-22a, A declaration of representation by a non-accredited individual per the provisions of is limited to one claim by its very nature. d. Limited Review an declaration of representation to determine if the attorney’s Attorney representation is limited or unlimited. If it is limited to a specific claim or Representation claims, any unlimited representation that was in effect at the time the limited representation was received by VA continues in effect for all other claims. If
accredited representative of a service organization VA Form 21-22, Appointment of Veterans Service Organization as Claimant’s Representative, signed by the claimant and the representative that shows the service organization as representative. Note: Failure to specify the individual name and job title of the official representative in Box 3B on VA Form does not render the appointment of a Veterans Service Organization invalid. accredited agent VA Form 21-22a, Appointment of Individual as Claimant’s Representative, signed by the claimant. non-licensed individual a declaration of representation that complies with the provisions outlined in . Note: The representation is for a one-time, one-claim basis only. accredited attorney VA Form 21-22a signed by the claimant and the attorney. Important: The term “signed” in the table above includes electronic signatures on VA Forms 21-22 and 21-22a received through VA electronic systems. Note: If the claimant’s attorney is not listed on the , the regional office’s (RO's) Agent and Attorney Fee Coordinator will advise the attorney that VA will not recognize him/her until accredited, and the claimant that he/she may seek other representation, or proceed without representation until the attorney is accredited. Reference: For more information on how to acknowledge a POA representative, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 3.C.4.h, and M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 3.C.4.i. c. Unlimited Versus Limited Representation Assume that representation by an accredited representative of a service organization, agent, or attorney is unlimited, meaning the representative represents the claimant for all VA claims, unless VA Form 21-22, VA Form 21-22a, or the declaration of representation shows otherwise. A declaration of representation by a non-accredited individual per the provisions of is limited to one claim by its very nature. d. Limited Attorney Representation Review an attorney’s declaration of representation to determine if the representation is limited or unlimited. If it is limited to a specific claim or claims, any unlimited representation that was in effect at the time the limited representation was received by VA continues in effect for all other claims. If
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