Section Ve-H 214.01 - Failure of the Party Having the Overall Burden of Proof to Participate in the Hearing(a) The board shall dismiss the case if the party having the overall burden of proof, having been given notice in accordance with Ve-H 207.01:(1) Failed to move for a delay in, or continuance of, the hearing date; and(2) Failed to participate in the hearing.(b) The board shall re-open the case and schedule a new hearing date on the motion of the party having the overall burden of proof if: (1) The motion to re-open the case is submitted within 7 calendar days of the original hearing date; and(2) The board determines that the failure to participate in the hearing on the originally scheduled date was the result of accident, injury, illness, death of a family member or other circumstance beyond the party's control.N.H. Admin. Code § Ve-H 214.01