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title: "§ 20.504 Rule 504. Extension of time for filing a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested claims."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 20.504"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/20.504-extension-of-time-for-filing-a-substantive-appeal-in"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-20.504"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:36:40.932611Z"
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# § 20.504. Rule 504. Extension of time for filing a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested claims.

An extension of the 30-day period to file a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested claims may be granted if good cause is shown. In granting an extension, consideration will be given to the interests of the other parties involved. A request for such an extension must be in writing and must be made prior to expiration of the time limit for filing the Substantive Appeal.

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