{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-18b.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 18b.16","heading":"b.16 Parties.","body":"The term party shall include an applicant or recipient or other person to whom a notice of hearing or opportunity for hearing has been mailed naming that person as respondent. The Department shall also be deemed a party to all proceedings and shall be represented by the General Counsel.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 18b—PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND PART 18 OF THIS CHAPTER"],"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":"56dea7b37e12aa56f0d4b88a9907c73db5281b095ed41e5068d98a61b40d833a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-18b.15","next":"us/38-cfr-18b.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}