38 USC § 7264 - Rules of practice and procedure

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title: "38 USC § 7264 - Rules of practice and procedure"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "7264"
section_name: "Rules of practice and procedure"
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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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4116, § 4064; renumbered § 7264 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), (d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102–82, § 4, Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 376; Pub. L. 105–368, title V, § 512(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3341.)"
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# § 7264. Rules of practice and procedure

**(a)** The proceedings of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall be conducted in accordance with such rules of practice and procedure as the Court prescribes.

**(b)** The mailing of a pleading, decision, order, notice, or process in respect of proceedings before the Court shall be held sufficient service of such pleading, decision, order, notice, or process if it is properly addressed to the address furnished by the appellant on the notice of appeal filed under section 7266 of this title.

**(c)** Section 455 of title 28 shall apply to judges and proceedings of the Court.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4116, § 4064; renumbered § 7264 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), (d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102–82, § 4, Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 376; 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.

Subsec. (b). , substituted “7266” for “4066”.

Subsec. (c).  added subsec. (c).

## 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 .

### Interim Rules of Court of Veterans Appeals

, , , provided that the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (28 U.S.C. App.) would be interim rules of United States Court of Veterans Appeals unless otherwise provided by the Court in accordance with this chapter, and if there was a conflict between a provision of Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and procedures set forth in this chapter, procedures set forth in this chapter would apply.