[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR19.5]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
          CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED)
 
PART 19--BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: APPEALS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart A--Operation of the Board of Veterans' Appeals
 
Sec. 19.5  Criteria governing disposition of appeals.

    In the consideration of appeals, the Board is bound by applicable 
statutes, regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
precedent opinions of the General Counsel of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. The Board is not bound by Department manuals, circulars, or 
similar administrative issues.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 7104(c))