---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 20.1"
title: "38"
number: "20.1"
heading: "Rule 1. Purpose and construction of Rules of Practice."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/20.1"
---

# §20.1. Rule 1. Purpose and construction of Rules of Practice.

- (a) **Purpose.** These rules establish the practices and procedures governing appeals to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board).
- (b) **Construction.** These rules are to be construed to secure a just and speedy decision in every appeal.

## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 84 FR 179, Jan. 18, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a) and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 84 FR 179, Jan. 18, 2019]