VA Disability Law, Manuals, etc.
VA Law – VA Disability claims are governed by law. You may want to bookmark this page as a reference as you proceed with your claim. It can be a bit daunting.
Just remember, the U.S.C. is the law, the C.F.R. is how they interpret the law, and last but certainly not least is the V.A. adjudication manuals, which is how they apply the law.
The law's section covering veterans' benefits is Title 38 in the U.S.C. The C.F.R. is usually written 38 C.F.R. or something similar.
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C.F.R. Code of Federal Regulations
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VA Manuals
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U.S.C. United States Code
United States Code is the law, and the U.S.C. is the government’s official copy of the code.
Compensation and Pension M21-1 Adjudication Procedures Manual
- M21-1 Resources
- Part 01 (Part I). Claimants' Rights and Claims Processing Centers and Programs
- Part 02 (Part II). Intake, Claims Establishment, Jurisdiction, and File Maintenance
- Part 03 (Part III). The Development Process
- Part 04 (Part IV). Examinations
- Part 05 (Part V). The Rating Process
- Part 06 (Part VI). The Authorization Process
- Part 07 (Part VII). Dependency
- Part 08 (Part VIII). Special Compensation Issues
- Part 09 (Part IX). Pension, Survivors' Pension, and Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- Part 10 (Part X). Benefits Administration and Oversight
- Part 11 (Part XI). Notice of Death, Benefits Payable at Death, and Burial Benefits
- Part 12 (Part XII). Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and Other Survivor's Benefits (Excluding Survivor's Pension)
- Part 13 (Part XIII). Eligibility Determinations and Information Sharing for Other Benefits
- Part 14 (Part XIV). Matching Programs
- VA Changes By Date
- VA Memo of Major Changes
Further reading on the law from Guide to Law from the Library of Congress
U.S. Code
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United States Code (U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel) offers introductory material to the Code, a search feature, and the option to browse the current and previous editions (1995 to present).
- Download the United States Code
- United States Code Classification Tables – sorted by Congress, then by either Public Law or U.S. Code section; includes prior tables extending to 1995
- Popular Name Tool: an alphabetical list of popular and statutory names of Acts of Congress
- United States Code (Law Library of Congress) 1925-1988 edition (with supplements)
- In Custodia Legis: The United States Code Online – Downloadable XML Files and More (Law Library of Congress) explaining the new features of the U.S. House Office of the Law Revision Counsel site.
- United States Code (U.S. Government Publishing Office, FDsys) provides a search engine for searching editions of the code from 1994 to present
- United States Code (Cornell Legal Information Institute) provides an updated interface to the U.S. Code, with links to notes and legislative activity through THOMAS, various search options, and a popular name table.
Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the collection of every public and private law ever enacted by Congress, published in order of the date of its passage. These laws are codified every six years in the United States Code, but the Statutes at Large remains the official source of legislation.
About this Collection | United States Statutes at Large | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
Public Laws
- United States Public Laws
- History of Line Item Veto Notices
- Congress.gov: Browse U.S. Legislation: Laws
- Access to Public Law
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