38 CFR § 19.20 - What constitutes an appeal.

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title: "38 CFR § 19.20 - What constitutes an appeal."
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title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
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section_name: "What constitutes an appeal."
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# 19.20 What constitutes an appeal.

An appeal consists of a timely filed Notice of Disagreement submitted in accordance with the provisions of § 19.21, and either § 19.52(a) or § 20.501(a) of this chapter, as applicable and, after a Statement of the Case has been furnished, a timely filed Substantive Appeal.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7105 (2016))

[79 FR 57698, Sept. 25, 2014. Redesignated and amended at 84 FR 177, 178, Jan. 18, 2019]