38 CFR § 20.504 - Rule 504. Extension of time for filing a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested claims.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s20.504"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "38 CFR § 20.504 - Rule 504. Extension of time for filing a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested claims."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "20.504"
section_name: "Rule 504. Extension of time for filing a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested claims."
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 20.504 Rule 504. Extension of time for filing a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested claims.
An extension of the 30-day period to file a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested claims may be granted if good cause is shown. In granting an extension, consideration will be given to the interests of the other parties involved. A request for such an extension must be in writing and must be made prior to expiration of the time limit for filing the Substantive Appeal.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7105A(b) (2016))
[57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992. Redesignated and amended at 84 FR 183, Jan. 18, 2019]