# 38 C.F.R. § 20.604 (2026): Rule 604. Designation of Member or Members to conduct the hearing in a legacy appeal

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_604

## Section

- **Citation:** 38 C.F.R. § 20.604 (2026)
- **Heading:** Rule 604. Designation of Member or Members to conduct the hearing in a legacy appeal
- **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 / § 20.604: § 20.604   Rule 604. Designation of Member or Members to conduct the hearing in a legacy appeal.

## Text

The Member or panel to whom a proceeding is assigned under Rule 106 (§ 20.106) shall conduct any hearing before the Board in connection with that proceeding. Where a proceeding has been assigned to a panel, the Chairman, or the Chairman's designee, shall designate one of the Members as the presiding Member. The Member or Members who conduct the hearing shall participate in making the final determination of the claim, subject to the exception in Rule 1004 (§ 20.1004) (relating to reconsideration of a decision).
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7102; 38 U.S.C. 7101 (2016))
[61 FR 20451, May 7, 1996. Redesignated and amended at 84 FR 187, 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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