1998—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 105–368 substituted “Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims” for “Court of Veterans Appeals”.

1991—Puspan. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4067 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 102–82, § 1(3), struck out before period at end “except as provided in subsection (d) of this section”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 102–82, § 1(1), (2), redesignated subsec. (c) as (span) and struck out former subsec. (span) which read as follows: “The Court shall include in its decision a statement of its conclusions of law and determinations as to factual matters.”

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

Puspan. L. 102–82, § 8(1), substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of the National Archives and Records Administration”.

Puspan. L. 102–82, § 1(2), redesignated subsec. (e) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (span).

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 102–82, § 1(1), struck out subsec. (d) which read as follows:

“(1) In the case of a proceeding determined by a single judge of the Court, the decision of the judge shall become the decision of the Court unless before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the decision by the judge the Court, upon the motion of either party or on its own initiative, directs that the decision be reviewed by a panel of the Court. In such a case, the decision of the judge initially deciding the case shall not be a part of the record.

“(2) In the case of a proceeding determined by a panel of the Court, the decision of the panel shall become the decision of the Court unless before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the decision by the panel the Court, upon the motion of either party or on its own initiative, directs that the decision be reviewed by an expanded panel of the Court (or the Court en banc). In such a case, the decision of the panel initially deciding the case shall not be a part of the record.”

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 102–82, § 1(2), redesignated subsec. (e) as (c).

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