Jurisdiction of the Board

§ 4004. Jurisdiction of the Board (a) All questions on claims involving benefits under the laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration shall be subject to one review on appeal to the Administrator. Final decisions on such appeals shall be made by the Board. (b) When a claim is disallowed by the Board, it may not thereafter be reopened and allowed, and no claim based upon the same factual basis shall be considered; however, where subsequent to disallowance of a claim, new and material evidence in the form of official reports from the proper service department is secured, the Board may authorize the reopening of the claim and review of the former decision. (c) The Board shall be bound in its decisions by the regulations of the Veterans’ Administration, instructions of the Administrator, and the precedent opinions of the chief law officer.