[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR14.641]

[Page 592]
 
            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 14_LEGAL SERVICES, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND MISCELLANEOUS
 
Sec.  14.641  Qualifications for access.

    (a) An applicant for read-only access to VBA automated claims 
records from a location other than a VA Regional Office must be:
    (1) An organization, representative, attorney or agent approved or 
accredited by VA under Sec. Sec.  14.626 through 14.635; or
    (2) An attorney of record for a claimant in proceedings before the 
Court of Veterans Appeals or subsequent proceedings who requests access 
to the claimant's automated claims records as part of the representation 
of the claimant.
    (b) The hardware, modem and software utilized to obtain access, as 
well as their location, must be approved in advance by VBA.
    (c) Each individual and organization approved for access must sign 
and return a notice provided by the Regional Office Director (or the 
Regional Office Director's designee) of the Regional Office of 
jurisdiction for the claim. The notice will specify the applicable 
operational and security requirements for access and an acknowledgment 
that the breach of any of these requirements is grounds for 
disqualification from access.