# 38 C.F.R. § 20.601 (2026): Rule 601. Methods by which hearings in legacy appeals are conducted; scheduling and notice provisions for such hearings

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_601

## Section

- **Citation:** 38 C.F.R. § 20.601 (2026)
- **Heading:** Rule 601. Methods by which hearings in legacy appeals are conducted; scheduling and notice provisions for such hearings
- **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 G: Legacy Hearings on Appeal / § 20.601: § 20.601   Rule 601. Methods by which hearings in legacy appeals are conducted › scheduling and notice provisions for such hearings.

## Text

(a)
Methods by which hearings in legacy appeals are conducted.
A hearing on appeal before the Board may be held by one of the following methods:
(1) In person at the Board's principal location in Washington, DC;
(2) By electronic hearing, through voice transmission or through picture and voice transmission, with the appellant appearing at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility or appropriate Federal facility; or
(3) At a Department of Veterans Affairs facility having adequate physical resources and personnel for the support of such hearings.
(b)
Electronic hearings.
An appropriate Federal facility consists of a Federal facility having adequate physical resources and personnel for the support of such hearings.
(c)
Provisions for scheduling and providing notice of hearings in legacy appeals.
(1) The procedures for scheduling and providing notice of Board hearings in legacy appeals conducted by the methods described in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section are contained in Rule 704 (§ 20.704).
(2) The procedures for scheduling and providing notice of Board hearings in legacy appeals conducted at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility having adequate physical resources and personnel for the support of such hearings under (a)(3) are contained in Rule 603 (§ 20.603).
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7107; Sec. 102, Pub. L. 114-315; 130 Stat. 1536)
[84 FR 186, Jan. 18, 2019]

## Nearby sections

- [38 C.F.R. § 20.600 (2026) § 20.600   Rule 600. Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_600.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.601 (2026) § 20.601   Rule 601. Methods by which hearings in legacy appeals are conducted; scheduling and notice provisions for such hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_601.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.602 (2026) § 20.602   Rule 602. When a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals may be requested in a legacy appeal; procedure for requesting a change in method of hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_602.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.603 (2026) § 20.603   Rule 603. Scheduling and notice of hearings conducted by the Board of Veterans' Appeals at Department of Veterans Affairs field facilities in a legacy appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_603.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.604 (2026) § 20.604   Rule 604. Designation of Member or Members to conduct the hearing in a legacy appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_604.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.605 (2026) § 20.605   Rule 605. Procurement of additional evidence following a hearing in a legacy appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_605.md)

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