20 CFR 498.224
§ 498.224 Harmless error.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 498.224, § 498.224 Harmless error, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/80233
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No error in either the admission or the exclusion of evidence, and no error or defect in any ruling or order or in any act done or omitted by the ALJ or by any of the parties is ground for vacating, modifying or otherwise disturbing an otherwise appropriate ruling or order or act, unless refusal to take such action appears to the ALJ or the DAB to be inconsistent with substantial justice. The ALJ and the DAB at every stage of the proceeding will disregard any error or defect in the proceeding that does not affect the substantial rights of the parties.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.