---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 20.708"
title: "38"
number: "20.708"
heading: "Rule 708. Witness at hearings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/20.708"
---

# §20.708. Rule 708. Witness at hearings.


The testimony of witnesses, including appellants, will be heard. All testimony must be given under oath or affirmation. Oath or affirmation is not required for the sole purpose of presenting contentions and argument.


## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 29028, June 7, 1996. Redesignated and amended at 84 FR 187, 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

[61 FR 29028, June 7, 1996. Redesignated and amended at 84 FR 187, Jan. 18, 2019]