US Code Title 38 Chapter 51 Claims, Effective Dates, and Payments

Subchapter I - Claims

§ 5100 - Definition of &Quot;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

Last modified: October 26, 2015