{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-19.32","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 19.32","heading":"Closing of appeal for failure to respond to Statement of the Case.","body":"The agency of original jurisdiction may close the appeal without notice to an appellant or his or her representative for failure to respond to a Statement of the Case within the period allowed. However, if a Substantive Appeal is subsequently received within the 1-year appeal period (60-day appeal period for simultaneously contested claims), the appeal will be considered to be reactivated.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 19—BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: LEGACY APPEALS REGULATIONS","Subpart B—Legacy Appeals and Legacy Appeals Processing by Agency of Original Jurisdiction"],"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":"614f16fe090fef27e4c14213798c0bffdfbea4039a3f04517306030226cbca24","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-19.31","next":"us/38-cfr-19.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}