20 CFR § 258.7 - Board decisions and opinions and dissenting opinions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s258.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 258.7 - Board decisions and opinions and dissenting opinions."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "258.7"
section_name: "Board decisions and opinions and dissenting opinions."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "258"
part_name: "HEARINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OR DESIGNATED EXAMINERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 10, 50 Stat. 314, as amended; 45 U.S.C. 228j, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 56888, Dec. 5, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "258"
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# 258.7 Board decisions and opinions and dissenting opinions.

The following shall apply to all decisions of the Board except decisions relating to matters of internal administration:

A decision made by at least two members of the Board shall constitute the decision of the Board. The decision of the Board shall be stated in a written opinion filed in the record of the proceedings. A dissenting opinion may be stated by a member of the Board who disagrees with the decision of the Board and any such dissenting opinion shall also be filed in the record of the proceedings.