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VA | RIN: 2900-AK91 | Publication ID: Fall 2001 |
Title: ●Board of Veterans' Appeals: Obtaining Evidence and Curing Procedural Defects Without Remanding | |
Abstract: These proposed changes will permit the Board of Veterans' Appeals to obtain evidence, clarify the evidence, cure a procedural defect, or perform any other action essential for a proper appellate decision in any appeal properly before it without having to remand the appeal to the agency of original jurisdiction. This will also allow the Board to consider additional evidence without having to refer the evidence to the agency of original jurisdiction for initial consideration and without having to obtain the appellant's waiver. By reducing the number of appeals remanded, VA intends to shorten appeal processing time and to reduce the backlog of claims awaiting decision. | |
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 19.31 38 CFR 20.903 38 CFR 20.1304 | |
Legal Authority: 38 USC 501(a) 38 USC 7102 38 USC 7103(c) 38 USC 7104(a) 38 USC 7105(d) 38 USC 7109(c) ... |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Steven L. Keller Senior Deputy Vice Chairman Department of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans Appeals, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 Phone:202 461-8078 Email: steve.keller@va.gov |