# Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice: Public Availability of Board Decisions
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2006-04-10 · Effective 2006-04-10 · 71 FR 18008
## Document
- **Document number:** 06-3413
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 71 FR 18008
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 20
- **Publication date:** 2006-04-10
- **Effective date:** 2006-04-10
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) Rules of Practice as relates to public availability of Board decisions, to set forth the current methods for archiving and retrieving Board decisions for public use. Due to advances in technology, Board decisions issued on or after January 1, 1992, are currently available in redacted form for public inspection and copying on Web sites that are accessible through the Internet. This is an improvement from the past practice of archiving Board decisions in microfiche form with an accompanying index to facilitate public access to the decisions.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/04/10/06-3413/board-of-veterans-appeals-rules-of-practice-public-availability-of-board-decisions)
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