38 CFR § 20.108 - Rule 108. Delegation of authority to Chairman and Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s20.108"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "38 CFR § 20.108 - Rule 108. Delegation of authority to Chairman and Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "20.108"
section_name: "Rule 108. Delegation of authority to Chairman and Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals."
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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# 20.108 Rule 108. Delegation of authority to Chairman and Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals.
The Chairman and/or Vice Chairman have authority delegated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to:
(a) Approve the assumption of appellate jurisdiction of an adjudicative determination which has not become final in order to grant a benefit, and
(b) Order VA Central Office investigations of matters before the Board.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 303, 512(a))
[57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992. Redesignated at 84 FR 177, Jan. 18, 2019, as amended at 84 FR 4337, Feb. 15, 2019]