Sentence:  In connection with any claim decided by the Commission pursuant to this Title in which an award is made , the Commission may , upon the written request of the claimant or any attorney <WSD>heretofore</WSD> or hereafter employed by such claimant , determine and apportion the just and reasonable attorney 's fees for services rendered with respect to such claim , but the total amount of the fees so determined in any case shall not exceed 10 per centum of the total amount paid pursuant to the award . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time