32 CFR § 1636.10 - Statement of reasons for denial.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s1636.10"
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title: "32 CFR § 1636.10 - Statement of reasons for denial."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1636.10"
section_name: "Statement of reasons for denial."
chapter_name: "SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM"
part_number: "1636"
part_name: "CLASSIFICATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 E.O. 11623."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 4655, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1636"
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# 1636.10 Statement of reasons for denial.
(a) Denial of a conscientious objector claim by a board must be accompanied by a statement specifying the reason(s) for such denial as prescribed in §§ 1633.9, 1651.4 and 1653.3 of this chapter. The reason(s) must, in turn, be supported by evidence in the registrant's file.
(b) If a board's denial is based on statements by the registrant or on a determination that the claim is inconsistent or insincere, this should be fully explained in the statement of reasons accompanying the denial.