38 C.F.R. § 20.108

Rule 108. Delegation of authority to Chairman and Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals

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The Chairman and/or Vice Chairman have authority delegated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to:

(a) Approve the assumption of appellate jurisdiction of an adjudicative determination which has not become final in order to grant a benefit, and

(b) Order VA Central Office investigations of matters before the Board.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 303, 512(a)) [57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992. Redesignated at 84 FR 177, Jan. 18, 2019, as amended at 84 FR 4337, Feb. 15, 2019]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: George D. Prewitt, Jr. v. Denis McDonough (Vet. App. 2022).

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George D. Prewitt, Jr. v. Denis McDonough (Vet. App. 2022). “38 C.F.R. § 20.108 (2022). The Chairman has the power to order reconsideration of each Board decision—"on the Chairman's initiative or upon motion of the claimant"—thereby stopping the decision from becoming final.”

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