{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-1.988","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 1.988","heading":"Written decision following a hearing requested under § 1.984.","body":"(a) The hearing official or administrative law judge must issue a written decision not later than 60 days after the employee files a request for the hearing.\n(b) Written decisions provided after a hearing requested under § 1.984 will include:\n(1) A statement of the facts presented to support the nature and origin of the alleged debt;\n(2) The hearing official or administrative law judge's analysis, findings and conclusions concerning as applicable:\n(i) The employee's or VA's grounds;\n(ii) The amount and validity of the alleged debt; and\n(iii) The repayment schedule.\n(c) The decision in a case where a paper hearing was provided shall be based upon a review of the written record. The decision in a case where an oral hearing was provided shall be based upon the hearing and the written record.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"f7decca70799a50b99392f8819983af676145230c3e8c1355d6ec9f2d3ff058e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-1.987","next":"us/38-cfr-1.989"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}