# Board of Veterans' Appeals: Speeding Appellate Review for Aging Veterans
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2003-09-12 · Effective 2003-09-12 · 68 FR 53682
## Document
- **Document number:** 03-23261
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 68 FR 53682
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 20
- **Publication date:** 2003-09-12
- **Effective date:** 2003-09-12
## Abstract

This document amends a Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) Rule of Practice to provide that a case may be advanced on the Board's docket because of the appellant's advanced age. The change is necessary to speed the appellate process for the large group of aging veterans.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/09/12/03-23261/board-of-veterans-appeals-speeding-appellate-review-for-aging-veterans)
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