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Title 38

Veterans' Benefits

1,157 sections in this title — page 8 of 12.

§ 511

Decisions of the Secretary; finality

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter I— GENERAL AUTHORITIES

§ 5110

Effective dates of awards

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter II— EFFECTIVE DATES

§ 5111

Commencement of period of payment

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter II— EFFECTIVE DATES

§ 5112

Effective dates of reductions and discontinuances

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter II— EFFECTIVE DATES

§ 5113

Effective dates of educational benefits

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter II— EFFECTIVE DATES

§ 512

Delegation of authority; assignment of functions and duties

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter I— GENERAL AUTHORITIES

§ 5120

Payment of benefits; delivery

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter III— PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

§ 5121

Payment of certain accrued benefits upon death of a beneficiary

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter III— PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

§ 5121A

Substitution in case of death of claimant

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter III— PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

§ 5122

Cancellation of checks mailed to deceased payees

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter III— PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

§ 5123

Rounding down of pension rates

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter III— PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

§ 5124

Acceptance of claimant’s statement as proof of relationship

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter III— PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

§ 5125

Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter III— PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

§ 5126

Benefits not to be denied based on lack of mailing address

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › Subchapter III— PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

§ 513

Contracts and personal services

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter I— GENERAL AUTHORITIES

§ 515

Administrative settlement of tort claims

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter I— GENERAL AUTHORITIES

§ 516

Equal employment responsibilities

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter I— GENERAL AUTHORITIES

§ 517

Quarterly reports to Congress on conferences sponsored by the Department

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter I— GENERAL AUTHORITIES

§ 521

Assistance to certain rehabilitation activities

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 521A

Adaptive sports programs for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 522

Studies of rehabilitation of disabled persons

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 523

Coordination and promotion of other programs affecting veterans and their dependents

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 525

Publication of laws relating to veterans

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 527

Evaluation and data collection

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 529

Annual report to Congress

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 530

Annual report on program and expenditures for domestic response to weapons of mass destruction

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 5301

Nonassignability and exempt status of benefits

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5302

Waiver of recovery of claims by the United States

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5302A

Collection of indebtedness: certain debts of members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die of injury incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in a combat zone

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5302B

Prohibition of debt arising from overpayment due to delay in processing

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5303

Certain bars to benefits

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5303A

Minimum active-duty service requirement

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5303B

Character of service determinations

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5304

Prohibition against duplication of benefits

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5305

Waiver of retired pay

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5306

Renouncement of right to benefits

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5307

Apportionment of benefits

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5308

Withholding benefits of persons in territory of the enemy

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5309

Payment of certain withheld benefits

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 531

Requirements relating to naming of Department property

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 5310

Payment of benefits for month of death

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5311

Prohibition of certain benefit payments

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5312

Annual adjustment of certain benefit rates

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5313

Limitation on payment of compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation to persons incarcerated for conviction of a felony

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5313A

Limitation on payment of clothing allowance to incarcerated veterans

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5313B

Prohibition on providing certain benefits with respect to persons who are fugitive felons

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5314

Indebtedness offsets

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5314A

Dispute of indebtedness

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5315

Interest and administrative cost charges on delinquent payments of certain amounts due the United States

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5316

Authority to sue to collect certain debts

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5317

Use of income information from other agencies: notice and verification

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5317A

Use of income information from other agencies: independent verification required before termination or reduction of certain benefits and services

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5318

Review of Social Security Administration death information

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5319

Limitations on access to financial records

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 532

Authority to advertise in national media; VetStar Award Program

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 5320

Threshold for reporting debts to consumer reporting agencies

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 5321

Benefits helpline

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 53— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS

§ 533

Anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault policy

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter II— SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS

§ 541

Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter III— ADVISORY COMMITTEES

§ 542

Advisory Committee on Women Veterans

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter III— ADVISORY COMMITTEES

§ 543

Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter III— ADVISORY COMMITTEES

§ 544

Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter III— ADVISORY COMMITTEES

§ 545

Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter III— ADVISORY COMMITTEES

§ 546

Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter III— ADVISORY COMMITTEES

§ 547

Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter III— ADVISORY COMMITTEES

§ 548

Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 5— AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter III— ADVISORY COMMITTEES

§ 5501

Commitment actions

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5501A

Beneficiaries’ rights in mental competence determinations

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5502

Payments to and supervision of fiduciaries

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5503

Hospitalized veterans and estates of incompetent institutionalized veterans

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5504

Administration of trust funds

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5506

Definition of “fiduciary”

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5507

Inquiry, investigations, and qualification of fiduciaries

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5508

Periodic onsite reviews of institutional fiduciaries

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5509

Authority to require fiduciary to receive payments at regional offices of the Department when failing to provide required accounting

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5510

Annual report

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 55— MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS

§ 5701

Confidential nature of claims

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter I— RECORDS

§ 5702

Furnishing of records

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter I— RECORDS

§ 5703

Certification of records of District of Columbia

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter I— RECORDS

§ 5704

Transcript of trial records

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter I— RECORDS

§ 5705

Confidentiality of medical quality-assurance records

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter I— RECORDS

§ 5706

Veterans identification card

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter I— RECORDS

§ 5711

Authority to issue subpoenas

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter II— INVESTIGATIONS

§ 5712

Validity of affidavits

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter II— INVESTIGATIONS

§ 5713

Disobedience to subpoena

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter II— INVESTIGATIONS

§ 5721

Purpose

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter III— INFORMATION SECURITY

§ 5722

Policy

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter III— INFORMATION SECURITY

§ 5723

Responsibilities

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter III— INFORMATION SECURITY

§ 5724

Provision of credit protection and other services

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter III— INFORMATION SECURITY

§ 5725

Contracts for data processing or maintenance

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter III— INFORMATION SECURITY

§ 5726

Reports and notice to Congress on data breaches

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter III— INFORMATION SECURITY

§ 5727

Definitions

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter III— INFORMATION SECURITY

§ 5728

Authorization of appropriations

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 57— RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Subchapter III— INFORMATION SECURITY

§ 5901

Prohibition against acting as claims agent or attorney

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 59— AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS

§ 5902

Recognition of representatives of organizations

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 59— AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS

§ 5903

Recognition with respect to particular claims

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 59— AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS

§ 5904

Recognition of agents and attorneys generally

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 59— AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS

§ 5905

Penalty for certain acts

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 59— AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS

§ 5906

Availability of legal assistance at Department facilities

Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter 59— AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS

§ 601

SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH

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