---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 42.17"
title: "38"
number: "42.17"
heading: "Rights of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/42.17"
---

# §42.17. Rights of parties.


Except as otherwise limited by this part, all parties may—

- (a) Be accompanied, represented, and advised by a representative;
- (b) Participate in any conference held by the ALJ;
- (c) Conduct discovery;
- (d) Agree to stipulations of fact or law, which shall be made part of the record;
- (e) Present evidence relevant to the issue at the hearing;
- (f) Present and cross-examine witnesses;
- (g) Present oral arguments at the hearing as permitted by the ALJ; and
- (h) **Submit written briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law after the hearing.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 99-509, secs. 6101-6104, 100 Stat. 1874, codified at 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 16710, May 11, 1988, unless otherwise noted.