38 CFR § 18b.34 - Consolidation.

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title: "38 CFR § 18b.34 - Consolidation."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "18b.34"
section_name: "Consolidation."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "18b"
part_name: "PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND PART 18 OF THIS CHAPTER"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 38 U.S.C. 501 and 38 CFR 18.9(d) and appendix A, part 18."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 10760, July 2, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
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# 18b.34 Consolidation.

The reviewing authority may provide for proceedings in the Department of Veterans Affairs to be joined or consolidated for hearing with proceedings in other Federal departments or agencies, by agreement with such other departments or agencies. All parties to any proceeding consolidated subsequent to service of the notice of hearing or opportunity for hearing shall be served with notice of such consolidation.