**Appendix A to Part 20**

**Cross-References**

**Section:** 20.1

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 3.103(a)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Statement of policy.

**Section:** 20.100\
**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.306

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 306. Legal
holidays.

**Section:** 20.200\
**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.201

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 201. Notice of
Disagreement.

**Section:** 20.200\
**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.202

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 202. Substantive
Appeal.

**Section:** 20.200\
**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.300-20.306

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re filing Notices
of Disagreement and Substantive Appeals.

**Section:** 20.202\
**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 19.29

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Statement of the
Case.

**Section:** 20.202\
**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 19.31

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Supplemental
Statement of the Case.

**Section:** 20.301\
**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.500

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 500. Who can
file an appeal in simultaneously contested claims.

**Section:** 20.301\
**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.602

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 602.
Representation by recognized organizations.

**Section:** 20.301

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.603

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 603.
Representation by attorneys- at-law.

**Section:** 20.301

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.604

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 604.
Representation by agents.

**Section:** 20.301

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.605

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 605. Other
persons as representative.

**Section:** 20.302

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.501

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 501. Time limits
for filing Notice of Disagreement, Substantive Appeal, and response to
Supplemental Statement of the Case in simultaneously contested claims.

**Section:** 20.303

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.304

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 304. Filing
additional evidence does not extend time limit for appeal.

**Section:** 20.303

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.503

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 503. Extension
of time for filing a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested
claims.

**Section:** 20.305

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.306

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 306. Legal
holidays.

**Section:** 20.400

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 19.50-19.53

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See also re
administrative appeals.

**Section:** 20.401

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 19.50-19.53

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See also re
administrative appeals.

**Section:** 20.401

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.302-20.306

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re time limits
for perfecting an appeal.

**Section:** 20.401

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.501, 20.503

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re time limits
for perfecting an appeal in simultaneously contested claims.

**Section:** 20.500

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.713

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 713. Hearings in
simultaneously contested claims.

**Section:** 20.501

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.305

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 305. Computation
of time limit for filing.

**Section:** 20.501

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.306

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 306. Legal
holidays.

**Section:** 20.501

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.713

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 713. Hearings in
simultaneously contested claims.

**Section:** 20.502

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.305

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 305. Computation
of time limit for filing.

**Section:** 20.502

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.306

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 306. Legal
holidays.

**Section:** 20.502

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.713

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 713. Hearings in
simultaneously contested claims.

**Section:** 20.503

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.713

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 713. Hearings in
simultaneously contested claims.

**Section:** 20.504

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.713

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 713. Hearings in
simultaneously contested claims.

**Section:** 20.600

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.626, *et seq*.

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See also re
representation.

**Section:** 20.600

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.602

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 602.
Representation by recognized organizations.

**Section:** 20.600

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.603

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 603.
Representation by attorneys- at- law.

**Section:** 20.600

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.604

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 604.
Representation by agents.

**Section:** 20.600

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.605

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 605. Other
persons as representative.

**Section:** 20.602

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.628

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Recognition of
organizations.

**Section:** 20.602

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.631

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Powers of attorney.

**Section:** 20.602

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.100

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 100. Name,
business hours, and mailing address of the Board.

**Section:** 20.602

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.607

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 607. Revocation
of a representative's authority to act.

**Section:** 20.602

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.608

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 608. Withdrawal
of services by a representative.

**Section:** 20.602

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.609

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 609. Payment of
representative's fees in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.602

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.610

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 610. Payment of
representative's expenses in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.603

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.629

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Requirements for
accreditation of representatives, agents, and attorneys.

**Section:** 20.603

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.631

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Powers of attorney.

**Section:** 20.603

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.100

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 100. Name,
business hours, and mailing address of the Board.

**Section:** 20.603

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.606

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 606. Legal
interns, law students and paralegals.

**Section:** 20.603

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.607

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 607. Revocation
of a representative's authority to act.

**Section:** 20.603

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.608

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 608. Withdrawal
of services by a representative.

**Section:** 20.603

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.609

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 609. Payment of
representative's fees in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.603

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.610

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 610. Payment of
representative's expenses in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.604

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.631

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Powers of attorney.

**Section:** 20.604

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.100

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 100. Name,
business hours, and mailing address of the Board.

**Section:** 20.604

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.607

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 607. Revocation
of a representative's authority to act.

**Section:** 20.604

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.608

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 608. Withdrawal
of services by a representative.

**Section:** 20.604

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.609

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 609. Payment of
representative's fees in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.604

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.610

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 610. Payment of
representative's expenses in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.605

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.630

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Authorization for a
particular claim.

**Section:** 20.605

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.631

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Powers of attorney.

**Section:** 20.605

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.100

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 100. Name,
business hours, and mailing address of the Board.

**Section:** 20.605

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.607

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 607. Revocation
of a representative's authority to act.

**Section:** 20.605

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.608

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 608. Withdrawal
of services by a representative.

**Section:** 20.605

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.609

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 609. Payment of
representative's fees in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.605

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.610

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 610. Payment of
representative's expenses in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.606

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.603

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 603.
Representation by attorneys- at-law.

**Section:** 20.607

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.631(d)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See also re
revocation of powers of attorney.

**Section:** 20.609

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.629

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Requirements for
accreditation of representatives, agents, and attorneys.

**Section:** 20.609

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.603

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 603.
Representation by attorneys- at-law.

**Section:** 20.609

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.604

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 604.
Representation by agents.

**Section:** 20.609

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.606

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 606. Legal
interns, law students and paralegals.

**Section:** 20.609

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.610

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 610. Payment of
representative's expenses in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.610

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.609

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 609. Payment of
representative's fees in proceedings before Department of Veterans
Affairs field personnel and before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.611

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 1.525(d), 14.631(e)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See also re
continuation of authority conferred by powers of attorney upon the death
of a claimant.

**Section:** 20.701

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.710

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 710. Witnesses
at hearings.

**Section:** 20.702

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.704

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 704. Scheduling
and notice of hearings conducted by traveling Sections of the Board of
Veterans' Appeals at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.

**Section:** 20.702

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.713

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 713. Hearings in
simultaneously contested claims.

**Section:** 20.703

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.201

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 201. Notice of
Disagreement.

**Section:** 20.704

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.702

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 702. Scheduling
and notice of hearings conducted by the Board of Veterans' Appeals in
Washington, DC, and by agency of original jurisdiction personnel acting
on behalf of the Board of Veterans' Appeals at field facilities.

**Section:** 20.706

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.700(c)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See also re the
presiding Member's role in the conduct of hearings.

**Section:** 20.706

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.708

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 708. Prehearing
conference.

**Section:** 20.706

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.709

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 709. Procurement
of additional evidence following a hearing.

**Section:** 20.707

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 19.11

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Reconsideration
Section.

**Section:** 20.708

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.606(d)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re the prehearing
conference required when a legal intern, law student, or paralegal is to
participate in a hearing held before a traveling of the Board.

**Section:** 20.709

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 19.37

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Consideration of
additional evidence received by the agency of original jurisdiction
after an appeal has been initiated.

**Section:** 20.709

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.1304

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 1304. Request
for change in representation, request for personal hearing, or
submission of additional evidence following certification of an appeal
to the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.710

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.711

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 711. Subpoenas.

**Section:** 20.711

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 2.1

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See for further
information on subpoenas, including action to be taken in the event of
noncompliance.

**Section:** 20.713

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.702

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 702. Scheduling
and notice of hearings conducted by the Board of Veterans' Appeals in
Washington, DC, and by agency of original jurisdiction personnel acting
on behalf of the Board of Veterans' Appeals at field facilities.

**Section:** 20.713

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.704

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 704. Scheduling
and notice of hearings conducted by traveling Sections of the Board of
Veterans' Appeals at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.

**Section:** 20.715

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.706

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 706. Functions
of the presiding Member.

**Section:** 20.800

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.304

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 304. Filing
additional evidence does not extend time limit for appeal.

**Section:** 20.800

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.709

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 709. Procurement
of additional evidence following a hearing.

**Section:** 20.800

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.1304

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 1304. Request
for change in representation, request for personal hearing, or
submission of additional evidence following certification of an appeal
to the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

**Section:** 20.901

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 14.507

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re opinions of
the General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

**Section:** 20.903

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.305

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 305. Computation
of time limit for filing.

**Section:** 20.903

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.306

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 306. Legal
holidays.

**Section:** 20.1003

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.700(b)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re submission of
written brief and of oral argument on audio cassette.

**Section:** 20.1105

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 3.156

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** New and material
evidence.

**Section:** 20.1105

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 3.160(e)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Reopened claim.

**Section:** 20.1105

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.1304(b)(1)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re request for a
personal hearing or submission of additional evidence more than 60 days
after a case has been certified to the Board of Veterans' Appeals as
possible basis for a reopened claim.

**Section:** 20.1106

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 3.22(a)(2)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re correction of
a rating, after a veteran's death, based on clear and unmistakable
error, in cases involving claims for benefits under the provisions of 38
U.S.C. 1318.

**Section:** 20.1300

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 1.500--1.527

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re the release of
information from Department of Veterans Affairs claimant records.

**Section:** 20.1300

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 1.550--1.559

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re the release of
information from Department of Veterans Affairs records other than
claimant records.

**Section:** 20.1300

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 1.575--1.584

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See re safeguarding
personal information in Department of Veterans Affairs records.

**Section:** 20.1300

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.1301

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 1301. Disclosure
of information.

**Section:** 20.1301

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 1.577

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Access to records.

**Section:** 20.1302

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.611

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 611.
Continuation of representation following death of a claimant or
appellant.

**Section:** 20.1304

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 3.103(c), 20.700--20.717

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** See also re hearings.

**Section:** 20.1304

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 3.156

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** New and material
evidence.

**Section:** 20.1304

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 3.160(e)

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Reopened claim.

**Section:** 20.1304

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.305

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 305. Computation
of time limit for filing.

**Section:** 20.1304

**Cross-reference:** 38 CFR 20.306

**Title of cross-referenced material or comment:** Rule 306. Legal
holidays.

*End of Part 20*

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