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38 C.F.R. § 20.1

Rule 1. Purpose and construction of Rules of Practice

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(a) Purpose. These rules establish the practices and procedures governing appeals to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board).

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 7102, 7104)

(b) Construction. These rules are to be construed to secure a just and speedy decision in every appeal.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 5107, 7104) [57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 84 FR 179, Jan. 18, 2019]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2022 · leading case: Vets. for Common Sense v. Eric K. Shinseki, 644 F.3d 845 (9th Cir. 2011).
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Vets. for Common Sense v. Eric K. Shinseki, 644 F.3d 845 (9th Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “9 The VA’s regulations, which must be construed to “secure a just and speedy decision in every appeal,” 38 C.F.R. § 20.1 , provide far more help to individual veterans than do our circuit’s rules of appellate procedure.”
09-21 275 (Board of Vet. App. 2016). “…is in the nature of a preliminary order and does not constitute a decision of the Board on the merits of your appeal. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1 l OO(b) (2015).”
09-21 275 (Board of Vet. App. 2016). “…is in the nature of a preliminary order and does not constitute a decision of the Board on the merits of your appeal. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1 l OO(b) (2015).”
George D. Prewitt, Jr. v. Denis McDonough (Vet. App. 2022). “See 38 C.F.R. §§ 20.1 (b) (2022) (the Board's rules of practice "are to be construed to secure a just and speedy decision in every appeal"); 20.”
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