38 CFR § 20.407 - Rule 407. Favorable findings are not binding in contested claims.
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title: "38 CFR § 20.407 - Rule 407. Favorable findings are not binding in contested claims."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "20.407"
section_name: "Rule 407. Favorable findings are not binding in contested claims."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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part_name: "BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: RULES OF PRACTICE"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 501(a) and as noted in specific sections."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 20.407 Rule 407. Favorable findings are not binding in contested claims.
Where a claim is contested, findings favorable to either party, as described in Rule 801 (§ 20.801), are no longer binding on all agency of original jurisdiction and Board of Veterans' Appeals adjudicators during the pendency of the contested appeal.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7105A(b)(2))
[84 FR 182, Jan. 18, 2019; 84 FR 34788, July 19, 2019]