---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 128.304"
title: "13"
number: "128.304"
heading: "Can an Applicant appeal SBA's initial decision to deny an application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/128.304"
---

# §128.304. Can an Applicant appeal SBA's initial decision to deny an application?


An Applicant may appeal SBA's decision to deny an application for certification as a VOSB or SDVOSB by filing an appeal with the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) in accordance with [part 134](/cfr/13/part134.md) of this chapter. A denial or decertification based on the failure to provide sufficient evidence of the qualifying individual's status as a veteran or a service-disabled veteran is not subject to appeal to OHA.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(q), 634(b)(6), 644, 645, 657f, 657f-1.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 73412, Nov. 29, 2022, unless otherwise noted.