[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: 38CFR20.604]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
          CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED)
 
PART 20--BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: RULES OF PRACTICE--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart G--Representation
 
Sec. 20.604  Rule 604. Representation by agents.

    (a) Designation. The designation of an agent will be by a duly 
executed power of attorney, VA Form 22a, ``Appointment of Attorney or 
Agent as Claimant's Representative,'' or its equivalent. The designation 
must be of an individual, rather than a firm or partnership. The 
designation will be effective when it is received by the agency of 
original jurisdiction or, if the appellate record has been certified to 
the Board for review, by the Board of Veterans' Appeals. A properly 
filed designation made prior to appeal will continue to be honored, 
unless it has been revoked or unless the representative has properly 
withdrawn.
    (b) Admission to practice. The provisions of 38 U.S.C. 5904 and of 
Sec. 14.629(b) of this chapter are applicable to the admission of agents 
to practice before the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authority for 
making determinations concerning admission to practice rests with the 
General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and any questions 
concerning admissions to practice should be addressed to: Office of the 
General Counsel (022A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5904)

[57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 61 FR 20450, May 7, 1996]