38 USC § 7262 - Fee for filing appeals

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title: "38 USC § 7262 - Fee for filing appeals"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "7262"
section_name: "Fee for filing appeals"
chapter_number: 72
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURE"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4115, § 4062; renumbered § 7262, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 105–368, title V, § 512(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3341.)"
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# § 7262. Fee for filing appeals

**(a)** The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims may impose a fee of not more than $50 for the filing of any appeal with the Court. The Court shall establish procedures under which such a fee may be waived in the case of an appeal filed by or on behalf of a person who demonstrates that the requirement that such fee be paid will impose a hardship on that person. A decision as to such a waiver is final and may not be reviewed in any other court.

**(b)** The Court may from time to time adjust the maximum amount permitted for a fee imposed under subsection (a) of this section based upon inflation and similar fees charged by other courts established under Article I of the Constitution.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4115, § 4062; renumbered § 7262, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 105–368, title V, § 512(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3341.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1998—Subsec. (a).  substituted “Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims” for “Court of Veterans Appeals”.

1991— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .