---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 20.1411"
title: "38"
number: "20.1411"
heading: "Rule 1411. Relationship to other statutes."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/20.1411"
---

# §20.1411. Rule 1411. Relationship to other statutes.

- (a) The “benefit of the doubt” rule of [38 U.S.C. 5107(b)](/usc/38/5107.md?p=b) does not apply to the Board's decision, on a motion under this subpart, as to whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a prior Board decision.
- (b) For legacy appeals as defined in [§ 19.2](/cfr/38/19.2.md) of this chapter, a motion under this subpart is not a claim subject to reopening under [38 U.S.C. 5108](/usc/38/5108.md) (prior to the effective date described in [Rule 4](/cfr/38/4.md), [paragraph (a)](#a) ([§ 20.4(a)](/cfr/38/20.4.md?p=a) of this part) (relating to reopening claims on the grounds of new and material evidence).
- (c) A motion under this subpart is not an application for benefits subject to any duty associated with [38 U.S.C. 5103(a)](/usc/38/5103.md?p=a) (relating to applications for benefits).
- (d) A motion under this subpart is not a claim for benefits subject to the requirements and duties associated with [38 U.S.C. 5103A](/usc/38/5103A.md) (imposing a duty to assist).

## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 84 FR 193, Jan. 18, 2019]

### Source

Source: 64 FR 2139, Jan. 13, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### 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 193, Jan. 18, 2019]