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VA RIN: 2900-AJ15 Publication ID: Fall 1998 
Title: Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--Revision of Decisions on Grounds of Clear and Unmistakable Error 
Abstract: The Board of Veterans' Appeals is proposing to amend its Rules of Practice to implement the provisions of Public Law 105-111, which permits challenges to Board decisions on the grounds of "clear and unmistakable error" (CUE). The amendments would (1) provide specific application procedures; (2) establish decision standards based on established caselaw; and (3) eliminate the Board's Chairman's discretionary review under "reconsideration" as duplicative, particularly given the Board's limited resources. These changes are necessary to implement the new statutory requirements. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 20.609    38 CFR 20.1000    38 CFR 20.1001    38 CFR 20.1400 New    38 CFR 20.1401 New    38 CFR 20.1402 New    38 CFR 20.1403 New    38 CFR 20.1404 New    38 CFR 20.1405 New    38 CFR 20.1406 New    38 CFR 20.1407 New    38 CFR 20.1408 New    38 CFR 20.1409 New   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 501(a)    38 USC 7104(d)    38 USC 7111   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/19/1998  63 FR 27534   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/20/1998  63 FR 27534   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
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