CFR /  Title 38  /  Part 19  /  Sec. 19.13 Delegation of authority to Chairman and Vice Chairman,

The Chairman and/or Vice Chairman have authority delegated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to:

(a) Approve the assumption of appellate jurisdiction of an adjudicative determination which has not become final in order to grant a benefit, and

(b) Order VA Central Office investigations of matters before the Board. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 303, 512(a))