---
title: "§ 20.5 Rule 5. Right to representation."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 20.5"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/20.5-right-to-representation"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-20.5"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:36:33.712175Z"
---

# § 20.5. Rule 5. Right to representation.

An appellant will be accorded full right to representation in all stages of an appeal by a recognized organization, attorney, agent, or other authorized person.

[57 FR 4104, Feb. 3, 1992. Redesignated and amended at 84 FR 184, Jan. 18, 2019]