§7269 — Title 38 Veterans' Benefits | U.S. Code

Summary

The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims must publish its decisions so the public can find and use them. The Court, or the Court if it allows the chief judge, can make exceptions about what gets published. Published decisions count as official evidence in all federal and state courts without extra proof. These publications can be sold under the same rules as other public documents.

Title 38, §7269

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(a)The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall provide for the publication of decisions of the Court in such form and manner as may be best adapted for public information and use. The Court may make such exceptions, or may authorize the chief judge to make such exceptions, to the requirement for publication in the preceding sentence as may be appropriate.

(b)Such authorized publication shall be competent evidence of the decisions of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims therein contained in all courts of the United States and of the several States without any further proof or authentication thereof.

(c)Such publications shall be subject to sale in the same manner and upon the same terms as other public documents.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 105–368 substituted “Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims” for “Court of Veterans Appeals”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4069 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–368 effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section 513 of Pub. L. 105–368, set out as a note under section 7251 of this title.

§7269 Publication of decisions