{"id":71223,"date":"2023-02-28T16:38:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/28\/lawmakers-eye-caps-on-attoney-fees-for-camp-lejeune-suits\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:21:10","slug":"lawmakers-eye-caps-on-attoney-fees-for-camp-lejeune-suits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2023\/02\/28\/lawmakers-eye-caps-on-attoney-fees-for-camp-lejeune-suits\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers eye caps on attorney fees for Camp Lejeune suits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Congress will likely pass legislation this year to limit attorney\u2019s fees<\/a> for certain veterans benefits work to protect vets from being bilked by unscrupulous attorneys, according to Sen. Jon Tester<\/a>, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee. While veterans technically don\u2019t have to pay anything to file a claim, some lawyers say they can simplify the complicated process and make sure claims aren\u2019t rejected – services that can cost thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have to make sure that ruthless folks out there don\u2019t unnecessarily and for no good reason take some of these benefits from our veterans,\u201d Tester said. \u201cThere are going to be bills put up that give the veteran choices, but also protection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tester made the comments during an appearance at the American Legion\u2019s Washington Conference Tuesday, where hundreds of veterans gather annually to lobby lawmakers on group priorities. He acknowledged that several proposals to cap attorney fees have already been floated in Congress and said he expects a compromise to be reached on the issue in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\t