US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

38 U.S.C. § 7252

Jurisdiction; finality of decisions

(a)
The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. The Secretary may not seek review of any such decision. The Court shall have power to affirm, modify, or reverse a decision of the Board or to remand the matter, as appropriate.
(b)
section 7261 of this titlesection 1155 of this title Review in the Court shall be on the record of proceedings before the Secretary and the Board. The extent of the review shall be limited to the scope provided in . The Court may not review the schedule of ratings for disabilities adopted under or any action of the Secretary in adopting or revising that schedule.
(c)
section 7292 of this title Decisions by the Court are subject to review as provided in .

Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a)102 Stat. 4113 Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)105 Stat. 238 Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(e)(3)105 Stat. 287 Pub. L. 102–83105 Stat. 404–406 Pub. L. 105–368, title V, § 512(a)(1)112 Stat. 3341 (Added , , , § 4052; renumbered § 7252 and amended , (d)(1), , , 239; , , ; , §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(c)(1), , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 105–3681998—Subsec. (a). substituted “Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims” for “Court of Veterans Appeals”.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(1)section 4052 of this title1991—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1)Subsec. (a). , (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

Pub. L. 102–54Pub. L. 102–40 amended subsec. (a) as in effect immediately before the enactment of by substituting “Court” for “court” in last sentence.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)Subsec. (b). , substituted “1155” for “355”.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “7261” for “4061”.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1)Subsec. (c). , substituted “7292” for “4092”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–368section 513 of Pub. L. 105–368section 7251 of this titleAmendment by effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .