---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 20.1201"
title: "38"
number: "20.1201"
heading: "Rule 1201. Amendment of appellate decisions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/20.1201"
---

# §20.1201. Rule 1201. Amendment of appellate decisions.


A request for amendment of an appellate decision under the Privacy Act ([5 U.S.C. 552a](/usc/5/552a.md)) may be entertained. However, such a request may not be used in lieu of, or to circumvent, the procedures established under [Rules 1001 through 1004](/cfr/38/1001..1004.md) ([§§ 20.1001-20.1004](/cfr/38/20.1001-20.1004.md)). The Board will review a request for correction of factual information set forth in a decision. Where the request to amend under the Privacy Act is an attempt to alter a judgment made by the Board and thereby replace the adjudicatory authority and functions of the Board, the request will be denied on the basis that the Act does not authorize a collateral attack upon that which has already been the subject of a decision of the Board. The denial will satisfy the procedural requirements of [§ 1.579](/cfr/38/1.579.md) of this chapter. If otherwise appropriate, the request will be considered one for reconsideration under [Rules 1001 through 1004](/cfr/38/1001..1004.md) ([§§ 20.1001-20.1004](/cfr/38/20.1001-20.1004.md)).


## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 84 FR 191, 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 191, Jan. 18, 2019]