# Rules Governing Hearings Before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction and the Board of Veterans' Appeals; Clarification
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2011-08-23 · Effective 2011-08-23 · 76 FR 52572
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-21513
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 52572
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 3
- **Publication date:** 2011-08-23
- **Effective date:** 2011-08-23
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its hearing regulations to clarify that the provisions regarding hearings before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) do not apply to hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/08/23/2011-21513/rules-governing-hearings-before-the-agency-of-original-jurisdiction-and-the-board-of-veterans)
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