38 U.S.C. § 302 — Seal

(a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must have an official seal made, in whatever design the President approves. Courts must take judicial notice of the seal, meaning they must automatically accept it as genuine without separate proof. (b) Copies of any public document, record, or paper belonging to or on file with the Department count as evidence equal to the original, as long as the copy is authenticated by the seal and certified by the Secretary — or by an officer or employee of the Department whom the Secretary has given written authority to certify it.