# Board of Veterans' Appeals: Appeals Regulations and Rules of Practice-Jurisdiction
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2001-10-22 · Effective 2001-11-21 · 66 FR 53339
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-26557
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 53339
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 19
- **Publication date:** 2001-10-22
- **Effective date:** 2001-11-21
## Abstract

This document adopts as a final rule proposed amendments to the Appeals Regulations and Rules of Practice of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board). These amendments clarify that the Board may address questions related to its jurisdiction in the first instance. They also provide for notice and an opportunity to comment when the Board raises jurisdictional questions on its own initiative.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/10/22/01-26557/board-of-veterans-appeals-appeals-regulations-and-rules-of-practice-jurisdiction)
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