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38 USC § 7109 - Repealed. Pub. L. 115–55, § 2(u)(1), Aug. 23, 2017, 131 Stat. 1113] 

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title: "38 USC § 7109 - Repealed. Pub. L. 115–55, § 2(u)(1), Aug. 23, 2017, 131 Stat. 1113]"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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# [§ 7109. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–55, § 2(u)(1), Aug. 23, 2017, 131 Stat. 1113]

Section, added , , , § 4009; amended , , ; renumbered § 7109, , , ; , (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), , , 405, related to advisory medical opinions from one or more independent medical experts who are not employees of the Department.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal applicable to all claims for which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides notice of a decision under  on or after the later of 540 days after , or 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress a certification of certain capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out the new appeals system established by  and to address appeals of decisions on legacy claims, with provision for early applicability of the new appeals system to certain claims, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2017 Amendment note under , and bracketed note thereunder.