32 C.F.R. Subpart E—Appeal Procedures
Title 32 - National Defense
Applicants whose claims for payment are denied in whole or in part by the Commission will be notified in writing of the determination. Applicants may petition the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Force Management Policy (or his designee) for a reconsideration of the Commission's determinations, and may submit any documentation in support of such petitions. A request for reconsideration must be made to the Secretary, care of the Staff Director of the Commission at the address of the Commission set out in §270.7, within 45 days of receipt of the notice from the Commission of ineligibility. The Commission may waive that time limit for good cause shown. (a) The Assistant Secretary of Defense, Force Management Policy (or his designee) will: (1) Review the Commission's administrative record of the original determination. (2) Review additional information or documentation submitted by the applicant to support his or her petition for reconsideration. (3) Determine whether the decision of the Commission should be affirmed, modified, or reversed. (b) When there is a decision affirming the Commission's determinations, the Staff Director will notify the applicant in writing and include a statement of the reason for the affirmance. (c) A decision of affirmance shall constitute the final action of the Department of Defense. The Secretary (or his designee) may decline to consider any subsequent petitions for reconsideration. (d) When there is a decision modifying or reversing the Commission's determination, the notification should be immediately made to the Staff Director so as to implement the final action.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 270—COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN FORMER OPERATIVES INCARCERATED BY THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Subpart E—Appeal Procedures
§ 270.16 Notice of the Commission's determinations.
§ 270.17 Procedures for filing petitions for reconsideration.
§ 270.18 Action on reconsideration.
