Sec. 501. AUTOMATIC WAIVER OF AGENCY OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION REVIEW OF NEW EVIDENCE
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## SEC. 501 AUTOMATIC WAIVER OF AGENCY OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION REVIEW OF NEW EVIDENCE ###
(a)In General Section 7105 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(e) > > > ####
(1)> > If, either at the time or after the agency of original jurisdiction receives a substantive appeal, the claimant or the claimant’s representative, if any, submits evidence to either the agency of original jurisdiction or the Board of Veterans’ Appeals for consideration in connection with the issue or issues with which disagreement has been expressed, such evidence shall be subject to initial review by the Board unless the claimant or the claimant’s representative, as the case may be, requests in writing that the agency of original jurisdiction initially review such evidence. > > > #### “(2) > > A request for review of evidence under paragraph
(1)shall accompany the submittal of the evidence.” > . ###
(b)Effective Date **[**[38 U.S.C. 7105 note](/us/usc/t38/s7105)**]** Subsection
(e)of such section, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to claims for which a substantive appeal is filed on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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