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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief |
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Chapter I - Department of Veterans Affairs |
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Part 20 - Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice |
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Subpart H - Hearings on Appeal |
§ 20.707 - Rule 707. Prehearing conference.
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§ 20.707 Rule 707. Prehearing conference.
An appellant's authorized representative may request a prehearing conference with the presiding Member of a hearing to clarify the issues to be considered at a hearing on appeal, obtain rulings on the admissibility of evidence, develop stipulations of fact, establish the length of argument which will be permitted, or take other steps which will make the hearing itself more efficient and productive. Requests for prehearing conferences in cases involving hearings to be held before the Board at Department of Veterans Affairs field facilities must be addressed to the office of the Department of Veterans Affairs official who signed the letter giving notice of the time and place of the hearing.
[61 FR 20452, May 7, 1996, as amended at 81 FR 32650, May 24, 2016. Redesignated and amended at 84 FR 187, Jan. 1834788, July 19, 2019]