{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-18b.33","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 18b.33","heading":"b.33 Request for hearing.","body":"Within 20 days after service of a notice of opportunity for hearing which does not fix a date for hearing the respondent, either in the answer or in a separate document, may request a hearing. Failure of the respondent to request a hearing shall be deemed a waiver of the right to a hearing and to constitute consent to the making of a decision on the basis of such information as is available.","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":"09cec734c30ded60f3dc6cd38c152f60cdb54c1354d3332febb6bda459c789a0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-18b.32","next":"us/38-cfr-18b.34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}