[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: 38CFR19.52]

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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. 19.52  Notification to claimant of filing of administrative appeal.

    When an administrative appeal is entered, the claimant and his or 
her representative, if any, will be promptly furnished a copy of the 
memorandum entitled ``Administrative Appeal,'' or an adequate summary 
thereof, outlining the question at issue. They will be allowed a period 
of 60 days to join in the appeal if they so desire. The claimant will 
also be advised of the effect of such action and of the preservation of 
normal appeal rights if he or she does not elect to join in the 
administrative appeal.

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