PREC 01-98    Effective Date of Pub. L. No. 105-111--Revision of Decisions Based on Clear and Unmistakable Error    Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 1-98, VAOPGCPREC 1-98, 1998

Does 38 U.S.C. § 7111, which Pub. L. No. 105-111 added to title 38, apply to claims pending on the date Pub. L. No. 105-111 was enacted?

Section 7111 of title 38, United States Code, as added by Pub. L. No. 105-111, under which a claimant is entitled to a Board of Veterans Appeals decision on the merits on a request for revision of a prior Board decision on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error, applies to claims pending on the date Pub. L. No. 105-111 was enacted.