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[CITE: 38USC7252]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
              PART V--BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES
 
     CHAPTER 72--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS
 
               SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION
 
Sec. 7252. Jurisdiction; finality of decisions

    (a) The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall have exclusive 
jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The 
Secretary may not seek review of any such decision. The Court shall have 
power to affirm, modify, or reverse a decision of the Board or to remand 
the matter, as appropriate.
    (b) Review in the Court shall be on the record of proceedings before 
the Secretary and the Board. The extent of the review shall be limited 
to the scope provided in section 7261 of this title. The Court may not 
review the schedule of ratings for disabilities adopted under section 
1155 of this title or any action of the Secretary in adopting or 
revising that schedule.
    (c) Decisions by the Court are subject to review as provided in 
section 7292 of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 100-687, div. A, title III, Sec. 301(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 
102 Stat. 4113, Sec. 4052; renumbered Sec. 7252 and amended Pub. L. 102-
40, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(1), (d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; 
Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 14(e)(3), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 
102-83, Secs. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404-406; 
Pub. L. 105-368, title V, Sec. 512(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 
3341.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-368 substituted ``Court of Appeals 
for Veterans Claims'' for ``Court of Veterans Appeals''.
    1991--Pub. L. 102-40, Sec. 402(b)(1), renumbered section 4052 of 
this title as this section.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted 
``Secretary'' for ``Administrator''.
    Pub. L. 102-54 amended subsec. (a) as in effect immediately before 
the enactment of Pub. L. 102-40 by substituting ``Court'' for ``court'' 
in last sentence.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``1155'' for 
``355''.
    Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator'' in two places.
    Pub. L. 102-40, Sec. 402(d)(1), substituted ``7261'' for ``4061''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-40, Sec. 402(d)(1), substituted ``7292'' 
for ``4092''.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Amendment 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.
