[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR19.32]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
          CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED)
 
PART 19--BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: APPEALS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart B--Appeals Processing by Agency of Original Jurisdiction
 
Sec. 19.32  Closing of appeal for failure to respond to Statement of the 
Case.

    The agency of original jurisdiction may close the appeal without 
notice to an appellant or his or her representative for failure to 
respond to a Statement of the Case within the period allowed. However, 
if a Substantive Appeal is subsequently received within the 1-year 
appeal period (60-day appeal period for simultaneously contested 
claims), the appeal will be considered to be reactivated.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7105(d)(3))