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Title 38 - Veterans Benefits
Part IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 5100 - 6308)
Chapter 51 - CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS (§§ 5100 - 5126)
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 38 - VETERANS BENEFITS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 38 - VETERANS BENEFITS PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS CHAPTER 51 - CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS Table Of Contents |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
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SUBCHAPTER I—CLAIMS
| Sec. | |
| 5100. | Definition of “claimant”. |
| 5101. | Claims and forms. |
| 5102. | Application forms furnished upon request; notice to claimants of incomplete applications. |
| 5103. | Notice to claimants of required information and evidence. |
| 5103A. | Duty to assist claimants. |
| 5104. | Decisions and notices of decisions. |
| 5105. | Joint applications for social security and dependency and indemnity compensation. |
| 5106. | Furnishing of information by other agencies. |
| 5107. | Claimant responsibility; benefit of the doubt. |
| 5108. | Reopening disallowed claims. |
| 5109. | Independent medical opinions. |
| 5109A. | Revision of decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error. |
| 5109B. | Expedited treatment of remanded claims. |
SUBCHAPTER II—EFFECTIVE DATES
| 5110. | Effective dates of awards. |
| 5111. | Commencement of period of payment. |
| 5112. | Effective dates of reductions and discontinuances. |
| 5113. | Effective dates of educational benefits. |
SUBCHAPTER III—PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
| 5120. | Payment of benefits; delivery. |
| 5121. | Payment of certain accrued benefits upon death of a beneficiary. |
| 5121A. | Substitution in case of death of claimant. |
| 5122. | Cancellation of checks mailed to deceased payees. |
| 5123. | Rounding down of pension rates. |
| 5124. | Acceptance of claimant's statement as proof of relationship. |
| 5125. | Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations. |
| 5126. | Benefits not to be denied based on lack of mailing address. |
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