Veterans Affairs Law – Everything Veterans Affairs does with your service connected disability compensation claim, is 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 that is how they apply the law. The section of the law that covers the veterans benefits is Title 38 in the U.S.C. in the C.F.R. is usually written 38 C.F.R. or something similar.

• U.S.C. United States Code 
  United States Code is the law and the U.S.C. is the governments official copy of the code.
  • U.S.C.A. United States Code Annotated
    U.S.C.A. contain everything that is printed in the official U.S. Code but also include annotations to case law relevant to the particular statute.

… Practicing lawyers who can afford them almost always use an annotated version of the U.S. Code from a private company. These annotated versions contain notes following each section of the law, which organize and summarize court decisions, law review articles, and other authorities that pertain to the code section, and may also include uncodified provisions that are part of the Public Laws. The publishers of these versions frequently issue supplements that contain newly enacted laws, which may not yet have appeared in an official published version of the Code, as well as updated secondary materials such as new court decisions on the subject. Source: Wikipedia

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• C.F.R. Code of Federal Regulations 
  The C.F.R. is the interpretation of the law.
• VA Manuals –
  Manuals take the interpretation of the law from the Code of Federal Regulations and tells the VA how to apply the law.

• • Compensation and Pension Materials

    • M21-1 – Adjudication Procedures (Archive)
    • M21-1 – Adjudication Procedures Manual
      • Part 1. Claimants’ Rights and Responsibilities
      • Part 2. Direct Services
      • Part 3. General Claims Process
      • Part 4. Compensation, DIC and Death Compensation Benefits
      • Part 5. Pension and Parent’s Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
      • Part 6. Chapter 18 Benefits
      • Part 7. Burial Benefits
      • Part 8. Accrued Benefits
      • Part 9. Ancillary and Special Benefits
      • Part 10. Matching Programs
      • Part 11. Fiduciary Program
    • M21-4 – Manpower Control and Utilization in Adjudication Divisions
    • Legal Instruments Examiner Program Guide
      • Table of Contents
      • Cover Page
      • Chapter 1 Introduction
      • Chapter 2 Securing Accounting
      • Chapter 3 Analyzing the Accounting
      • Chapter 4 Reviewing Entitlements
      • Chapter 5 Determining VA Estate Value
      • Chapter 6 Estate Administration Duties
      • Chapter 7 Administrative Responsibilities
      • Transmittal
    • C&P Clinician’s Guide: Service Clinician’s Guide
    • Veterans Benefits Administration Program Guide 21-2: 
      • Part 3 Adjudication
      • Part 4 Schedule of Rating Disabilities

Source: VA.gov Web Automated Reference Material System
Further reading on the law from Guide to Law from the Library of Congress