CFR > Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS > PART 20—BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: RULES OF PRACTICE > SUBPART H—Hearings on Appeal (§20.700 to §20.718-20.799) > 20.703—Rule 703. When a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals at a Department of Veterans Affairs field facility may be requested.

20.703—Rule 703. When a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals at a Department of Veterans Affairs field facility may be requested.

An appellant, or an appellant's representative, may request a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals at a Department of Veterans Affairs field facility when submitting the substantive appeal (VA Form 9) or anytime thereafter, subject to the restrictions in Rule 1304 ( § 20.1304 of this part ). Requests for such hearings before a substantive appeal has been filed will be rejected.

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[61 FR 43009, Aug. 20, 1996]