{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-20.501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 20.501","heading":"Rule 501. Who can file an appeal in simultaneously contested claims.","body":"In a simultaneously contested claim, any claimant or representative of a claimant may file a Notice of Disagreement or Substantive Appeal within the time limits set out in Rule 502 (§ 20.502).","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 20—BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: RULES OF PRACTICE","Subpart F—Legacy 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":"e79ebc6048004af6b030241066ae2786dd3ed22a9c763aa2b1a45f629a279e17","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-20.500","next":"us/38-cfr-20.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}