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    38 USC Sec. 511                                             01/19/04

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    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS

    PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

    CHAPTER 5 - AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY

    SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL AUTHORITIES

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    Sec. 511. Decisions of the Secretary; finality

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      (a) The Secretary shall decide all questions of law and fact

    necessary to a decision by the Secretary under a law that affects

    the provision of benefits by the Secretary to veterans or the

    dependents or survivors of veterans. Subject to subsection (b), the

    decision of the Secretary as to any such question shall be final

    and conclusive and may not be reviewed by any other official or by

    any court, whether by an action in the nature of mandamus or

    otherwise.

      (b) The second sentence of subsection (a) does not apply to - 

        (1) matters subject to section 502 of this title;

        (2) matters covered by sections 1975 and 1984 of this title;

        (3) matters arising under chapter 37 of this title; and

        (4) matters covered by chapter 72 of this title.

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    (Added Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 388.)

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                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         

      Prior section 511 was renumbered section 1511 of this title.

      Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in

    section 211(a) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102-83,

    Sec. 2(a).

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                     FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE                 

      Writ of mandamus abolished in United States district courts, but

    relief available by appropriate action or motion, see rule 81,

    Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

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                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               

      This section is referred to in sections 5104, 7104 of this title.