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title: "§ 20.702 Rule 702. Methods by which hearings are conducted."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 20.702"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/20.702-methods-by-which-hearings-are-conducted"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-20.702"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:36:43.005691Z"
---

# § 20.702. Rule 702. Methods by which hearings are conducted.

A hearing on appeal before the Board may be held by one of the following methods:

(a) In person at the Board's principal location in Washington, DC, or

(b) By electronic hearing, through picture and voice transmission, with the appellant appearing at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility.

[84 FR 186, Jan. 18, 2019]