38 CFR § 20.103 - Rule 103. Principal functions of the Board.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s20.103"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "38 CFR § 20.103 - Rule 103. Principal functions of the Board."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "20.103"
section_name: "Rule 103. Principal functions of the Board."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: RULES OF PRACTICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 U.S.C. 501(a) and as noted in specific sections."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "20"
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# 20.103 Rule 103. Principal functions of the Board.
The principal functions of the Board are to make determinations of appellate jurisdiction, consider all applications on appeal properly before it, conduct hearings on appeal, evaluate the evidence of record, and enter decisions in writing on the questions presented on appeal.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7102, 7104, 7107)
[57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992. Redesignated at 84 FR 177, Jan. 19, 2019, as amended at 84 FR 4337, Feb. 15, 2019]