28 CFR §32.29

1. (a)In order to exhaust his administrative remedies, a claimant seeking relief from the denial of his claim shall request a Hearing Officer determination under subpart E of this part—
   1. (1)Of—
      1. (i)His entire claim, if he has not moved for reconsideration of a negative disability finding under § 32.27; or
      2. (ii)Consistent with § 32.42(c), the grounds (if any) of the denial that are not the subject of such motion, if he has moved for reconsideration of a negative disability finding under § 32.27; and
   2. (2)Of a negative disability finding that is affirmed pursuant to his motion for reconsideration under § 32.27.
2. (b)Consistent with § 32.8, the following shall constitute the final agency determination:
   1. (1)Any denial not described in § 32.27 that is not the subject of a request for a Hearing Officer determination under paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section;
   2. (2)Any denial described in § 32.27 that is not the subject of a request for a Hearing Officer determination under paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section, unless the negative disability finding is the subject of a motion for reconsideration; and
   3. (3)Any affirmance that is not the subject of a request for a Hearing Officer determination under paragraph (a)(2) of this section.