{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-20.405","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 20.405","heading":"Rule 405. Docketing of simultaneously contested claims at the Board.","body":"After expiration of the 30-day period for response in § 20.404, the Board will place all parties of the simultaneously contested claim on the docket for the type of review requested under § 20.202(b). In the event the parties request different types of review, if any party requests a hearing the appeal will be placed on the docket described in § 20.800(a)(iii), and VA will notify the parties that a hearing will be scheduled. If no party requested a hearing, but any party requested the opportunity to submit additional evidence, the appeal will be placed on the docket described in § 20.800(a)(ii), and the parties will be notified of their opportunity to submit additional evidence within 90 days of the date of such notice.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 20—BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: RULES OF PRACTICE","Subpart E—Appeal in Simultaneously Contested Claims"],"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":"c3ce21d9b8c5cee73750bfb30c3dcfaf5946cfdbbe64d7a251ddb84ed7b51125","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-20.404","next":"us/38-cfr-20.406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}