---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1201.25"
title: "5"
number: "1201.25"
heading: "Content of agency response."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1201.25"
---

# §1201.25. Content of agency response.


The agency response to an appeal must contain the following:

- (a) The name of the appellant and of the agency whose action the appellant is appealing;
- (b) A statement identifying the agency action taken against the appellant and stating the reasons for taking the action;
- (c) All documents contained in the agency record of the action;
- (d) Designation of and signature by the authorized agency representative; and
- (e) **Any other documents or responses requested by the Board.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1305, and 7701, and 38 U.S.C. 4331, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted.