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type: "LegalText"
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title: "38 U.S.C. § 5100"
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description: "Definitions"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 38
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title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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chapter_number: "51"
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chapter_name: "CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS"
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section: "5100"
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citation: "38 U.S.C. § 5100"
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status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 5100 - Definitions
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## Text
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In this chapter:
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(1) The term “claimant” means any individual applying for, or submitting a claim for, any benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary.
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(2) The term “notice” means a communication issued through means (including electronic means) prescribed by the Secretary.
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(Added Pub. L. 117–168, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1805.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 5100, added Pub. L. 106–475, § 2, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2096, defined “claimant”, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 117–168, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1805.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Rule of ConstructionPub. L. 117–168, title VIII, § 807(b), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1806, provided that: “None of the amendments made by this section [enacting this section, amending sections 5104, 5104B, 5112, 7104, 7105, 7105A, and 7266 of this title, and repealing former section 5100 of this title] shall be construed to apply section 5104(a) of such title [meaning title 38, United States Code] to decisions of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals under chapter 71 of such title.”
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