IOP Preamble
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
Preamble
The Court was created by an Act of Congress on November 18, 1988. A portion of that Act, 38 U.S.C. § 7264, provides: "The proceedings of the Court of Veterans Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with such rules of practice and procedure as the Court prescribes."
These internal operating procedures are thus adopted and promulgated for information, instruction, and guidance. Nothing in these internal operating procedures confers any rights or obligations upon parties or individuals, or the judges, the Clerk, the law clerks, or the staff of the Court, except where mandated by statute or by a judicial decision binding upon this Court.
The Court may, upon its own initiative, amend or otherwise modify these internal operating procedures.
Adopted by the Board of Judges January 9, 1992
Changed September 10, 1992
Revised October 5, 1994
Changed October 25, 1995
Revised June 2, 1997
Changed September 24, 1999
Changed November 10, 1999
Changed November 6, 2000
Changed December 18, 2000
Changed May 29, 2002
Changed February 14, 2003
Changed May 25, 2004
