§ 20.903. Rule 903. The decision.
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/us/cfr/t38/s§ 20.903·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)Decisions based on entire record. The appellant will not be presumed to be in agreement with any statement of fact contained in a Statement of the Case to which no exception is taken. Decisions of the Board are based on a review of the entire record. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7104(a), 7105(d)(4))
(b)Content. The decision of the Board will be in writing and will set forth specifically the issue or issues under appellate consideration. Except with respect to issues remanded to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development of the case and appeals which are dismissed because the issue has been resolved by administrative action or because an appellant seeking nonmonetary benefits has died while the appeal was pending, the decision will also include findings of fact and conclusions of law on all material issues of fact and law presented on the record, the reasons or bases for those findings and conclusions, and an order granting or denying the benefit or benefits sought on appeal or dismissing the appeal.
(c)A decision by a panel of Members will be by a majority vote of the panel Members. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7104(d) (2016)) \[57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 61 FR 20449, May 7, 1996. Redesignated at 84 FR 177, Jan. 18, 2019, as amended at 84 FR 4337, Feb. 15, 2019\]
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