# 38 C.F.R. § 20.1003 (2026): Rule 1003. Hearings on reconsideration

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_1003

## Section

- **Citation:** 38 C.F.R. § 20.1003 (2026)
- **Heading:** Rule 1003. Hearings on reconsideration
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 38 CFR: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS / Part 20: BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: RULES OF PRACTICE / Subpart K: Vacatur and Reconsideration / § 20.1003: § 20.1003   Rule 1003. Hearings on reconsideration.

## Text

After a motion for reconsideration has been allowed, a hearing will be granted if the issue under reconsideration was considered on a docket for cases that may include a hearing, and an appellant requests a hearing before the Board. The hearing will be held by a Member or Members assigned to the reconsideration panel. A hearing will not normally be scheduled solely for the purpose of receiving argument by a representative. Such argument should be submitted in the form of a written brief. Requests for appearances by representatives alone to personally present argument to a Member or panel of Members of the Board may be granted if good cause is shown. Whether good cause has been shown will be determined by the presiding Member.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7102, 7103, 7105(a))
[61 FR 20453, May 7, 1996, as amended at 84 FR 191, Jan. 18, 2019]

## Nearby sections

- [38 C.F.R. § 20.1000 (2026) § 20.1000   Rule 1000. Vacating a decision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_1000.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.1001 (2026) § 20.1001   Rule 1001. When reconsideration is accorded.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_1001.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.1002 (2026) § 20.1002   Rule 1002. Filing and disposition of motion for reconsideration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_1002.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.1003 (2026) § 20.1003   Rule 1003. Hearings on reconsideration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_1003.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.1004 (2026) § 20.1004   Rule 1004. Reconsideration panel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_1004.md)

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