Section 20.106 - Rule 106. Assignment of proceedings(a)Assignment. The Chairman may assign a proceeding instituted before the Board, including any motion, to an individual Member or to a panel of three or more Members for adjudication or other appropriate action. The Chairman may participate in a proceeding assigned to a panel of Members. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7102 )
(b)Inability to serve. If a Member is unable to participate in the disposition of a proceeding or motion to which the Member has been assigned, the Chairman may assign the proceeding or motion to another Member or substitute another Member (in the case of a proceeding or motion assigned to a panel).61 FR 20448, May 7, 1996. Redesignated at 84 FR 177 , Jan. 18, 2019, as amended at 84 FR 4337 , Feb. 15, 2019 Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7101(a) , 7102