---
title: "§ 20.501 Rule 501. Who can file an appeal in simultaneously contested claims."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 20.501"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/20.501-who-can-file-an-appeal-in-simultaneously-contested-claims"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-20.501"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:36:40.415476Z"
---

# § 20.501. Rule 501. Who can file an appeal in simultaneously contested claims.

In a simultaneously contested claim, any claimant or representative of a claimant may file a Notice of Disagreement or Substantive Appeal within the time limits set out in Rule 502 (§ 20.502).

[57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992. Redesignated and amended at 84 FR 183, Jan. 18, 2019]