13 CFR § 128.304 - Can an Applicant appeal SBA's initial decision to deny an application?

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title: "13 CFR § 128.304 - Can an Applicant appeal SBA's initial decision to deny an application?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "128.304"
section_name: "Can an Applicant appeal SBA's initial decision to deny an application?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "128"
part_name: "VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 632(q), 634(b)(6), 644, 645, 657f, 657f-1."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 73412, Nov. 29, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 128.304 Can an Applicant appeal SBA's initial decision to deny an application?

An Applicant may appeal SBA's decision to deny an application for certification as a VOSB or SDVOSB by filing an appeal with the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) in accordance with part 134 of this chapter. A denial or decertification based on the failure to provide sufficient evidence of the qualifying individual's status as a veteran or a service-disabled veteran is not subject to appeal to OHA.