38 CFR § 19.20
What constitutes an appeal
November 5, 2020
An appeal consists of a timely filed Notice of Disagreement submitted in accordance with the provisions of §19.21, and either §19.52(a) or §20.501(a) of this chapter, as applicable and, after a Statement of the Case has been furnished, a timely filed Substantive Appeal.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7105 (2016))
[79 FR 57698, Sept. 25, 2014. Redesignated and amended at 84 FR 177, 178, Jan. 18, 2019]