Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part IV — General Administrative Provisions
Chapter 51. Claims, Effective Dates, and Payments
28 sections
Subchapter I — Claims
- 5100Definitions
- 5101Claims and forms
- 5102Application forms furnished upon request; notice to claimants of incomplete applications
- 5103Notice to claimants of required information and evidence
- 5103ADuty to assist claimants
- 5104Decisions and notices of decisions
- 5104ABinding nature of favorable findings
- 5104BHigher-level review by the agency of original jurisdiction
- 5104COptions following decision by agency of original jurisdiction
- 5105Joint applications for social security and dependency and indemnity compensation
- 5106Furnishing of information by other agencies
- 5107Claimant responsibility; benefit of the doubt
- 5108Supplemental claims
- 5109Independent medical opinions
- 5109ARevision of decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error
- 5109BExpedited treatment of returned and remanded claims
Subchapter II — Effective Dates
Subchapter III — Payment of Benefits
- 5120Payment of benefits; delivery
- 5121Payment of certain accrued benefits upon death of a beneficiary
- 5121ASubstitution in case of death of claimant
- 5122Cancellation of checks mailed to deceased payees
- 5123Rounding down of pension rates
- 5124Acceptance of claimant’s statement as proof of relationship
- 5125Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations
- 5126Benefits not to be denied based on lack of mailing address