Rules Governing Hearings Before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction and the Board of Veterans' Appeals; Repeal of Prior Rule Change
VA · va-other · Published 2012-11-27 · Effective 2012-06-18 · 77 FR 70686
Document
Document number
2012-28621
Federal Register citation
77 FR 70686
CFR reference
38 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; confirmation of effective date and addition of applicability date.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2012-11-27
Effective date
2012-06-18
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a direct final rule amending its hearing regulations to repeal a prior amendment that specified that the provisions regarding hearings before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) do not apply to hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board). VA received no significant adverse comment concerning this rule. This document confirms that the direct final rule became effective on June 18, 2012. Additionally, in the preamble of the direct final rule, VA did not provide an applicability date. This document provides an applicability date.