# 38 C.F.R. § 20.303 (2026): Rule 303. Appeals with no request for a Board hearing, but with a request for submission of additional evidence

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 C.F.R. § 20.303 (2026)
- **Heading:** Rule 303. Appeals with no request for a Board hearing, but with a request for submission of additional evidence
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 38 CFR: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS / Part 20: BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: RULES OF PRACTICE / Subpart D: Evidentiary Record / § 20.303: § 20.303   Rule 303. Appeals with no request for a Board hearing, but with a request for submission of additional evidence.

## Text

For appeals in which the appellant requested, on the Notice of Disagreement, an opportunity to submit additional evidence without a Board hearing, the Board's decision will be based on a review of the following:
(a) Evidence of record at the time of the agency of original jurisdiction's decision on the issue or issues on appeal; and
(b) Evidence submitted by the appellant or his or her representative:
(1) With the Notice of Disagreement or within 90 days following receipt of the Notice of Disagreement; or,
(2) If the appellant did not request an opportunity to submit additional evidence on the Notice of Disagreement, but subsequently requested to submit additional evidence pursuant to Rule 202 (§ 20.202(c)(2)(ii)), within 90 days following VA's notice that the appeal has been moved to the docket described in § 20.800(a)(ii).
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7105, 7107, 7113(c))
[84 FR 182, Jan. 18, 2019; 84 FR 34788, July 19, 2019]

## Nearby sections

- [38 C.F.R. § 20.300 (2026) § 20.300   Rule 300. General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_300.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.301 (2026) § 20.301   Rule 301. Appeals with no request for a Board hearing and no additional evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_301.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.302 (2026) § 20.302   Rule 302. Appeals with a request for a Board hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_302.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.303 (2026) § 20.303   Rule 303. Appeals with no request for a Board hearing, but with a request for submission of additional evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_303.md)

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