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title: "§ 20.106 Rule 106. Assignment of proceedings."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 20.106"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/20.106-assignment-of-proceedings"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-20.106"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:36:35.289160Z"
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# § 20.106. Rule 106. Assignment of proceedings.

(a)

Assignment. The Chairman may assign a proceeding instituted before the Board, including any motion, to an individual Member or to a panel of three or more Members for adjudication or other appropriate action. The Chairman may participate in a proceeding assigned to a panel of Members.

(b)

Inability to serve. If a Member is unable to participate in the disposition of a proceeding or motion to which the Member has been assigned, the Chairman may assign the proceeding or motion to another Member or substitute another Member (in the case of a proceeding or motion assigned to a panel).

[61 FR 20448, May 7, 1996. Redesignated at 84 FR 177, Jan. 18, 2019, as amended at 84 FR 4337, Feb. 15, 2019]