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38 USC Ch. 51: Front Matter
From Title 38-VETERANS' BENEFITSPART IV-GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONSCHAPTER 51-CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS
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CHAPTER 51-CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS

SUBCHAPTER I-CLAIMS

Sec.
5101.
Claims and forms.
5102.
Application forms furnished upon request.
5103.
Incomplete applications.
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.
Burden of proof; benefit of the doubt.
5108.
Reopening disallowed claims.
5109.
Independent medical opinions.
5109A.
Revision of decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error.

        

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 beneficiary.1

        

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.

        

Amendments

1997- Pub. L. 105–111, §1(a)(2), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2271 , added item 5109A.

1994- Pub. L. 103–446, title III, §301(c), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4658 , added items 5124 and 5125.

1991- Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(c)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239 , renumbered items 3001 to 3023 as 5101 to 5123, respectively.

1989- Pub. L. 101–237, title I, §115(a)(2), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2066 , added item 3004.

1988- Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, §103(a)(2), (c)(2), (3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4107 , 4108, substituted "CLAIMS" for "APPLICATIONS" in heading for chapter and in item for subchapter I and added items 3007, 3008, and 3009.

1982- Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, §§401(a)(2), 403(a)(2), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 802 , added items 3011 and 3023, respectively.

1977- Pub. L. 95–117, title IV, §402(b)(2), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1066 , struck out "by check" after "benefit" in item 3020.

1976- Pub. L. 94–432, title IV, §403(1), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1372 , added item 3006.

1962- Pub. L. 87–825, §5(b), Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 950 , struck out items 3004 and 3011.

Chapter Referred to in Other Sections

This chapter is referred to in section 1315 of this title.

1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.