Payments Pending Appeal

(1) If a veterans’ agent appeals the hearing officer’s decision requiring him or her to pay benefits payments, the veterans’ agent shall make the payments in accordance with a written decision of the hearing officer pending the DALA appeal. If the agent’s appeal is granted, DVS shall reimburse in full for payments made. (2) Ifthe hearingofficer’s decision terminates or suspends veterans’ benefits and the veterans’ agent continues to pay such benefits pending appeal to DALA, notwithstanding the hearing officer’s decision to the contrary, and the decision of the hearing officer is upheld by DALA, no reimbursement by DVS will be made.