38 C.F.R. § 18b.52 Testimony.
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
Testimony shall be given orally under oath or affirmation by witnesses at the hearing; but the presiding officer, in the officer's discretion, may require or permit that the direct testimony of any witness be prepared in writing and served on all parties in advance of the hearing. Such testimony may be adopted by the witness at the hearing, and filed as part of the record thereof. Unless authorized by the presiding officer, witnesses will not be permitted to read prepared testimony into the record. Except as provided in §§18b.54 and 18b.55, witnesses shall be available at the hearing for cross-examination. [35 FR 10760, July 2, 1970, as amended at 51 FR 10386, Mar. 26, 1986]
Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
PART 18b—PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND PART 18 OF THIS CHAPTER
Hearing Procedures
§ 18b.52 Testimony.
