38 CFR § 19.30 - Furnishing the Statement of the Case and instructions for filing a Substantive Appeal.

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title: "38 CFR § 19.30 - Furnishing the Statement of the Case and instructions for filing a Substantive Appeal."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "19.30"
section_name: "Furnishing the Statement of the Case and instructions for filing a Substantive Appeal."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "19"
part_name: "BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: LEGACY APPEALS REGULATIONS"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 19.30 Furnishing the Statement of the Case and instructions for filing a Substantive Appeal.

(a) *To whom the Statement of the Case is furnished.* The Statement of the Case will be forwarded to the appellant at the latest address of record and a separate copy provided to his or her representative (if any).

(b) *Information furnished with the Statement of the Case.* With the Statement of the Case, the appellant and the representative will be furnished information on the right to file, and time limit for filing, a substantive appeal; information on hearing and representation rights; a VA Form 9, “Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals”; and a statement describing the available review options if the appellant elects review of the issue or issues on appeal in the modernized review system.

(Authority: Sec. 2, Pub. L. 115-55; 131 Stat. 1105; 38 U.S.C. 7105 (2016))

[57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 61 FR 20449, May 7, 1996; 84 FR 178, Jan. 18, 2019; 84 FR 34788, July 19, 2019]