[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: 38CFR19.51]

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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 C--Administrative Appeals
 
Sec. 19.51  Officials authorized to file administrative appeals and time 
limits for filing.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs authorizes certain officials of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to file administrative appeals within 
specified time limits, as follows:
    (a) Central Office--(1) Officials. The Under Secretary for Benefits 
or a service director of the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Under 
Secretary for Health or a service director of the Veterans Health 
Administration, and the General Counsel.
    (2) Time limit. Such officials must file an administrative appeal 
within 1 year from the date of mailing notice of such determination to 
the claimant.
    (b) Agencies of original jurisdiction--(1) Officials. Directors, 
adjudication officers, and officials at comparable levels in field 
offices deciding any claims for

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benefits, from any determination originating within their established 
jurisdiction.
    (2) Time limit. The Director or comparable official must file an 
administrative appeal within 6 months from the date of mailing notice of 
the determination to the claimant. Officials below the level of Director 
must do so within 60 days from such date.
    (c) The date of mailing. With respect to paragraphs (a) and (b) of 
this section, the date of mailing notice of the determination to the 
claimant will be presumed to be the same as the date of the letter of 
notification to the claimant.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7106)

[57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992, as amended at 61 FR 20449, May 7, 1996]