{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-18b.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 18b.40","heading":"b.40 Who presides.","body":"An administrative law judge assigned under 5 U.S.C. 3105 or 3344 (formerly section 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act) shall preside over the taking of evidence in any hearing to which these rules or procedure apply.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 18b—PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND PART 18 OF THIS CHAPTER"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"a5a7f8dbfdbfc30f81d0d989228180a94e726e9ee38c7fd82b5e38c8377eae69","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-18b.37","next":"us/38-cfr-18b.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}