§ 5124. Acceptance of claimant’s statement as proof of relationship

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1994

   Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–446 title III § 301(a) · 108 Stat. 4645

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 5124

   (Added Pub. L. 103–446, title III, § 301(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4657.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Added Pub. L. 103–446, title III, § 301(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4657.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Statements of Claimant To Be Accepted as Proof of Relationships.— Chapter 51 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 5124. Acceptance of claimant’s statement as proof of relationship “(a) For purposes of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, the Secretary may accept the written statement of a claimant as proof of the existence of any relationship specified in subsection (b) for the purpose of acting on such individual’s claim for benefits. “(b) Subsection (a) applies to proof of the existence of any of the following relationships between a claimant and another person: “(1) Marriage. “(2) Dissolution of a marriage. “(3) Birth of a child. “(4) Death of any family member. “(c) The Secretary may require the submission of documentation in support of the claimant’s statement if— “(1) the claimant does not reside within a State; “(2) the statement on its face raises a question as to its validity; “(3) there is conflicting information of record; or “(4) there is reasonable indication, in the statement or otherwise, of fraud or misrepresentation.”.

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