Current through November 30, 2024
Section 32.29 - Request for Hearing Officer determination(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) Of- (i) His entire claim, if he has not moved for reconsideration of a negative disability finding under §32.27; or(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) Of a negative disability finding that is affirmed pursuant to his motion for reconsideration under §32.27.(b) Consistent with §32.8, the following shall constitute the final agency determination:(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) 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) Any affirmance that is not the subject of a request for a Hearing Officer determination under paragraph (a)(2) of this section.