{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-42.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 42.13","heading":"Parties to the hearing.","body":"(a) The parties to the hearing shall be the defendant and the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n(b) Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3730(c)(5), a private plaintiff under the False Claims Act may participate in these proceedings to the extent authorized by the provisions of that Act.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 42—STANDARDS IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT"],"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":"6b1070e57f98bbf080cbd6c65abae24e4fb4b304fcf0c1b9ada0b7d2bc42284f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-42.12","next":"us/38-cfr-42.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}