---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 20.504"
title: "38"
number: "20.504"
heading: "Rule 504. Extension of time for filing a Substantive Appeal in simultaneously contested claims."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/20.504"
---

# §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.


## Notes

### Amendments

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

### 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.

### Amendments

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