then the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims rendered in accordance with the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall become final upon the expiration of 30 days from the time such decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims was rendered, unless within such 30 days either the Secretary or the petitioner has instituted proceedings to have such decision corrected so that it will accord with the mandate, in which event the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall become final when so corrected.
then the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims rendered upon such rehearing shall become final in the same manner as though no prior decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims had been rendered.
38 U.S.C. § 7291
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1998- Pub. L. 105-368, §512(a)(2)(B), substituted "Court decision" for "United States Court of Veterans Appeals decision" in section catchline. Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 105-368, §512(a)(1), substituted "Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" for "Court of Veterans Appeals" wherever appearing.1991- Pub. L. 102-40, §402(b)(1), renumbered section 4091 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-40, §402(d)(1), substituted "7292" for "4092" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-83 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in pars. (1) and (2).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
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.