A hearing on appeal before the Board may be held by one of the following methods:

Terms Used In 38 CFR 20.702

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.

(a) In person at the Board’s principal location in Washington, DC, or

(b) By electronic hearing, through picture and voice transmission, with the appellant appearing at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. § 7102, 7105(a), 7107) [84 FR 186, Jan. 18, 2019]