---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 19.29"
title: "38"
number: "19.29"
heading: "Statement of the Case."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/19.29"
---

# §19.29. Statement of the Case.


The Statement of the Case must be complete enough to allow the appellant to present written and/or oral arguments before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. It must contain:

- (a) A summary of the evidence in the case relating to the issue or issues with which the appellant or representative has expressed disagreement;
- (b) A summary of the applicable laws and regulations, with appropriate citations, and a discussion of how such laws and regulations affect the determination; and
- (c) The determination of the agency of original jurisdiction on each issue and the reasons for each such determination with respect to which disagreement has been expressed.

## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 84 FR 178, Jan. 18, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 84 FR 178, Jan. 18, 2019]