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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "38 U.S.C. § 5124"
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description: "Acceptance of claimant’s statement as proof of relationship"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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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: "5124"
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citation: "38 U.S.C. § 5124"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc38@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s5124"
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---
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# 38 U.S.C. § 5124 - Acceptance of claimant’s statement as proof of relationship
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## Text
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(a) For purposes of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, the Secretary may accept the written statement of a claimant as proof of the existence of any relationship specified in subsection (b) for the purpose of acting on such individual’s claim for benefits.
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(b) Subsection (a) applies to proof of the existence of any of the following relationships between a claimant and another person:
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(1) Marriage.
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(2) Dissolution of a marriage.
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(3) Birth of a child.
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(4) Death of any family member.
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(c) The Secretary may require the submission of documentation in support of the claimant’s statement if—
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(1) the claimant does not reside within a State;
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(2) the statement on its face raises a question as to its validity;
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(3) there is conflicting information of record; or
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(4) there is reasonable indication, in the statement or otherwise, of fraud or misrepresentation.
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(Added Pub. L. 103–446, title III, § 301(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4657.)
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