38 USC App Rule 10: Front Matter
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38 USC App Rule 10: Front Matter
From Title 38-AppendixRule 10-Designation of the Record on Appeal

Rule 10. Designation of the Record on Appeal

(a) Designation. Within 60 days after the date of the Clerk's Notice of Docketing, the Secretary shall file with the Clerk and serve on the appellant a designation of all material in the record of proceedings before the Secretary and the Board that was relied upon by the Board in ruling against the appellant on the issues listed by the Board and any other material from the record which the Secretary considers relevant. The Secretary shall serve on the appellant a copy of those materials and a list of any record matter which cannot be duplicated.

(b) Counter Designation. Within 30 days after the Secretary serves the designation of the record on appeal, the appellant shall file with the Clerk and serve on the Secretary:

(1) a counter designation of any additional material which was before the Secretary and the Board and which the appellant considers relevant to the appeal, or

(2) a statement that the appellant accepts the content of the record as designated by the Secretary. See also Rule 11(c).


Failure of the appellant to do either will be conclusive of the appellant's acceptance of the record as designated by the Secretary.

(c) Disputes. If any difference arises as to the content of the record on appeal, the Court, on its own initiative or on motion of a party, shall resolve the matter. The motion of a party shall describe the good faith efforts that have been made to resolve the dispute.

(d) Irrelevant Materials. The parties should take note that the record on appeal may not include materials not relevant to the issues on appeal.