---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 20.401"
title: "38"
number: "20.401"
heading: "Rule 401. Who can file an appeal in simultaneously contested claims."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/20.401"
---

# §20.401. Rule 401. Who can file an appeal in simultaneously contested claims.


In simultaneously contested claims, any claimant or representative of a claimant may file a Notice of Disagreement within the time limits set out in [Rule 402](/cfr/38/402.md) ([§ 20.402](/cfr/38/20.402.md)).


## Notes

### Source

Source: 84 FR 182, Jan. 18, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a) and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 4109, Feb. 3, 1992, unless otherwise noted.