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38 U.S.C. § 7251

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United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 7251, Status, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473552
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There is hereby established, under Article I of the Constitution of the United States, a court of record to be known as the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 100-687(S. 11)1988-11-18
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish certain procedures for the adjudication of claims for benefits under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration; to apply the provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to rule-making procedures of the Veterans' Administration; to provide for judicial review of certain final decisions of the Board of veterans' Appeals; to provide for the payment of reasonable fees to attorneys for rendering legal representation to individuals claiming benefits under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-40(H.R. 598)1991-05-07
    Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991
    House: 399–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-368(H.R. 4110)1998-11-11
    Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally