# 38 C.F.R. § 20.405 (2026): Rule 405. Docketing of simultaneously contested claims at the Board

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_405

## Section

- **Citation:** 38 C.F.R. § 20.405 (2026)
- **Heading:** Rule 405. Docketing of simultaneously contested claims at the Board
- **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 E: Appeal in Simultaneously Contested Claims / § 20.405: § 20.405   Rule 405. Docketing of simultaneously contested claims at the Board.

## Text

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.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7105A(b)(1))
[84 FR 182, Jan. 18, 2019; 84 FR 34788, July 19, 2019]

## Nearby sections

- [38 C.F.R. § 20.400 (2026) § 20.400   Rule 400. Notification of the right to appeal in a simultaneously contested claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_400.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.401 (2026) § 20.401   Rule 401. Who can file an appeal in simultaneously contested claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_401.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.402 (2026) § 20.402   Rule 402. Time limits for filing Notice of Disagreement in simultaneously contested claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_402.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.403 (2026) § 20.403   Rule 403. Notice to contesting parties on receipt of Notice of Disagreement in simultaneously contested claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_403.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.404 (2026) § 20.404   Rule 404. Time limit for response to appeal by another contesting party in a simultaneously contested claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_404.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.405 (2026) § 20.405   Rule 405. Docketing of simultaneously contested claims at the Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_405.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.406 (2026) § 20.406   Rule 406. Notices sent to last addresses of record in simultaneously contested claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_406.md)
- [38 C.F.R. § 20.407 (2026) § 20.407   Rule 407. Favorable findings are not binding in contested claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P20_S20_407.md)

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