---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 5.20"
title: "38"
number: "5.20"
heading: "Procedures for petition for the withdrawal or modification of a guidance document."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/5.20"
---

# §5.20. Procedures for petition for the withdrawal or modification of a guidance document.


Petitions for withdrawal or modification of a guidance document. The following procedures apply for the public to petition for withdrawal or modification of a guidance document.

- (a) A member of the public wishing to petition for withdrawal or modification of a guidance document may submit such petition via email to: OEIDMO@va.gov. Petitions may also be mailed to the following address: Office of Policy and Interagency Collaboration, Office of Enterprise Integration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420.
- (b) A petition for withdrawal or modification of a guidance document must contain the following information:
  - (1) The petitioner's name and address;
  - (2) Information identifying the guidance document to which the petition pertains;
  - (3) **A statement of the reasons the petitioner believes the document should be withdrawn or modified.**
- (c) VA will seek to provide a response to a petition within 90 days of receipt of the request.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 72570, Nov. 13, 2021, as amended at 86 FR 30184, June 7, 2021]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501; E.O. 12866, 58 FR 51735, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 638.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 72570, Nov. 13, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 72570, Nov. 13, 2021, as amended at 86 FR 30184, June 7, 2021]