2012 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans Benefits
Part V - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES (§§ 7101 - 7907)
Chapter 71 - BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS (§§ 7101 - 7112)
Section 7111 - Revision of decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 38 - VETERANS BENEFITS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 38 - VETERANS BENEFITS PART V - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES CHAPTER 71 - BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS Sec. 7111 - Revision of decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error |
Contains | section 7111 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 105-111, §1(b)(1), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2271. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 111 Stat. 2271 |
Public Law References | Public Law 105-111 |
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(a) A decision by the Board is subject to revision on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error. If evidence establishes the error, the prior decision shall be reversed or revised.
(b) For the purposes of authorizing benefits, a rating or other adjudicative decision of the Board that constitutes a reversal or revision of a prior decision of the Board on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error has the same effect as if the decision had been made on the date of the prior decision.
(c) Review to determine whether clear and unmistakable error exists in a case may be instituted by the Board on the Board's own motion or upon request of the claimant.
(d) A request for revision of a decision of the Board based on clear and unmistakable error may be made at any time after that decision is made.
(e) Such a request shall be submitted directly to the Board and shall be decided by the Board on the merits, without referral to any adjudicative or hearing official acting on behalf of the Secretary.
(f) A claim filed with the Secretary that requests reversal or revision of a previous Board decision due to clear and unmistakable error shall be considered to be a request to the Board under this section, and the Secretary shall promptly transmit any such request to the Board for its consideration under this section.
(Added Pub. L. 105–111, §1(b)(1), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2271.)
Effective DateSection applicable to any determination made before, on, or after Nov. 21, 1997, see section 1(c)(1) of Pub. L. 105–111, set out as a note under section 5109A of this title.
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