{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-20.407","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 20.407","heading":"Rule 407. Favorable findings are not binding in contested claims.","body":"Where a claim is contested, findings favorable to either party, as described in Rule 801 (§ 20.801), are no longer binding on all agency of original jurisdiction and Board of Veterans' Appeals adjudicators during the pendency of the contested appeal.","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":"36fe8104d7b6e249198c1fdc9672cf66f58d575e14bde235bbed31491454f2a5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-20.406","next":"us/38-cfr-20.408-20.499"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}