---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 20.701"
title: "38"
number: "20.701"
heading: "Rule 701. Who may present oral argument."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/20.701"
---

# §20.701. Rule 701. Who may present oral argument.


Only the appellant and/or his or her authorized representative may appear and present argument in support of an appeal. At the request of an appellant, a Veterans Benefits Counselor of the Department of Veterans Affairs may present the appeal at a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.


## Notes

### Amendments

[58 FR 27935, May 12, 1993]

### 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

[58 FR 27935, May 12, 1993]