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Part IV - General Administrative Provisions

Chapter 51 - Claims, Effective Dates, and Payments


Subchapter I - Claims


38 USC 5107 - Sec. 5107. Claimant responsibility; benefit of the doubt

38 USC 5108 - Sec. 5108. Reopening disallowed claims

38 USC 5109 - Sec. 5109. Independent medical opinions

38 USC 5109 - Sec. 5109A. Revision of decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error

38 USC 5100 - Sec. 5100. Definition of 'claimant'

38 USC 5101 - Sec. 5101. Claims and forms

38 USC 5102 - Sec. 5102. Application forms furnished upon request; notice to claimants of incomplete applications

38 USC 5103 - Sec. 5103. Notice to claimants of required information and evidence

38 USC 5103 - Sec. 5103A. Duty to assist claimants

38 USC 5104 - Sec. 5104. Decisions and notices of decisions

38 USC 5105 - Sec. 5105. Joint applications for social security and dependency and indemnity compensation

38 USC 5106 - Sec. 5106. Furnishing of information by other agencies

Subchapter II - Effective Dates


38 USC 5110 - Sec. 5110. Effective dates of awards

38 USC 5111 - Sec. 5111. Commencement of period of payment

38 USC 5112 - Sec. 5112. Effective dates of reductions and discontinuances

38 USC 5113 - Sec. 5113. Effective dates of educational benefits

Subchapter III - Payment of Benefits


38 USC 5120 - Sec. 5120. Payment of benefits; delivery

38 USC 5121 - Sec. 5121. Payment of certain accrued benefits upon death of a beneficiary

38 USC 5122 - Sec. 5122. Cancellation of checks mailed to deceased payees

38 USC 5123 - Sec. 5123. Rounding down of pension rates

38 USC 5124 - Sec. 5124. Acceptance of claimant's statement as proof of relationship

38 USC 5125 - Sec. 5125. Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations

38 USC 5126 - Sec. 5126. Benefits not to be denied based on lack of mailing address

Chapter 53 - Special Provisions Relating to Benefits


38 USC 5308 - Sec. 5308. Withholding benefits of persons in territory of the enemy

38 USC 5309 - Sec. 5309. Payment of certain withheld benefits

38 USC 5310 - Sec. 5310. Payment of benefits for month of death

38 USC 5311 - Sec. 5311. Prohibition of certain benefit payments

38 USC 5312 - Sec. 5312. Annual adjustment of certain benefit rates

38 USC 5313 - Sec. 5313. Limitation on payment of compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation to persons incarcerated for conviction of a felony

38 USC 5313 - Sec. 5313A. Limitation on payment of clothing allowance to incarcerated veterans