38 U.S.C. § 7261
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2002-Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 107-330, §401(a), inserted "adverse to the claimant" after "material fact" and "or reverse" after "and set aside".Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-330, §401(b), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "In making the determinations under subsection (a) of this section, the Court shall take due account of the rule of prejudicial error." 1998-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-368 substituted "Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" for "Court of Veterans Appeals" in introductory provisions.1991- Pub. L. 102-40 renumbered section 4061 of this title as this section.Subsec. (a)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 102-83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 102-83, §4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration". Pub. L. 102-83, §4(a)(1), substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Veterans' Administration".Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator". Pub. L. 102-54 amended subsec. (c) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102-40 by substituting "Court" for "court".Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".1989-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 101-237 inserted "or unreasonably delayed" after "withheld".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 107-330, title IV, §401(c), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2832, provided that:"(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 6, 2002]."(2) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any case pending for decision before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims other than a case in which a decision has been entered before the date of the enactment of this Act."
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.