Appointment and general authority of Administrator

§ 210. Appointment and general authority of Administrator (a) The Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs is the head of the Veterans’ Administration. He is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. He shall receive a salary of $21,000 a year, payable monthly. (b) The Administrator, under the direction of the President, is responsible for the proper execution and administration of all laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration and for the control, direction, and management of the Veterans’ Administration. Except to the extent inconsistent with law, he may consolidate, eliminate, abolish, or redistribute the functions of the bureaus, agencies, offices, or activities in the Veterans’ Administration, create new bureaus, agencies, offices, or activities therein, and fix the functions thereof and the duties and powers of their respective executive heads. (c) The Administrator has authority to make all rules and regulations which are necessary or appropriate to carry out the laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration and are consistent therewith, 72 Stat. 1115including regulations with respect to the nature and extent of proofs and evidence and the method of taking and furnishing them in order to establish the right to benefits under such laws, the forms of application by claimants under such laws, the methods of making investigations and medical examinations, and the manner and form of adjudications and awards.