Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§5903 Recognition with respect to particular claims
Title 38 › Part PART IV— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter CHAPTER 59— - AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS › § 5903
Summary
The Secretary may allow a person to handle a single claim for benefits under laws the Secretary oversees if the person promises not to charge any fee and files a power of attorney in the required form. They must follow the same rules as other recognized representatives.
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Title 38, §5903
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(a)The Secretary may recognize any individual for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of any particular claim for benefits under any of the laws administered by the Secretary if—
(1)such individual has certified to the Secretary that no fee or compensation of any nature will be charged any individual for services rendered in connection with such claim; and
(2)such individual has filed with the Secretary a power of attorney, executed in such manner and in such form as the Secretary may prescribe.
(b)An individual recognized under this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 5904(b) of this title on the same basis as an individual recognized under section 5904(a) of this title.
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2006—Pub. L. 109–461 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). 1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3403 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in introductory provisions and wherever appearing in pars. (1) and (2). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration” in introductory provisions.
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38 U.S.C. § 5903
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73