CFR > Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS > PART 19—BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: APPEALS REGULATIONS > SUBPART A—Operation of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (§19.1 to §19.14) > 19.13—Delegation of authority to Chairman and Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals.

19.13—Delegation of authority to Chairman and Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Chairman and/or Vice Chairman have authority delegated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to:

(a) Approve the assumption of appellate jurisdiction of an adjudicative determination which has not become final in order to grant a benefit, and

(b) Order VA Central Office investigations of matters before the Board.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 303, 512(a) )