# Rules Governing Hearings Before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction and the Board of Veterans' Appeals; Repeal of Prior Rule Change
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Direct final rule. · Published 2012-04-18 · Effective 2012-06-18 · 77 FR 23128
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-9295
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 23128
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 3
- **Publication date:** 2012-04-18
- **Effective date:** 2012-06-18
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking final action to amend 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). This action is being taken because of VA's decision that the prior amendment should have followed the notice- and-comment procedure of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/04/18/2012-9295/rules-governing-hearings-before-the-agency-of-original-jurisdiction-and-the-board-of-veterans)
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