38 CFR § 20.1103 - Rule 1103. Finality of determinations of the agency of original jurisdiction where issue is not appealed.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s20.1103"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "38 CFR § 20.1103 - Rule 1103. Finality of determinations of the agency of original jurisdiction where issue is not appealed."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "20.1103"
section_name: "Rule 1103. Finality of determinations of the agency of original jurisdiction where issue is not appealed."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: RULES OF PRACTICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 U.S.C. 501(a) and as noted in specific sections."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "20"
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# 20.1103 Rule 1103. Finality of determinations of the agency of original jurisdiction where issue is not appealed.
A determination on a claim by the agency of original jurisdiction of which the claimant is properly notified is final if an appeal is not perfected as prescribed in § 19.52 of this chapter. If no Notice of Disagreement is filed as prescribed in subpart C of this part, the claim shall not thereafter be readjudicated or allowed, except as provided by 38 U.S.C. 5104B or 5108, or by regulation.
[84 FR 191, Jan. 18, 2019]