38 U.S.C. § 5107 — Claimant responsibility; benefit of the doubt

submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-687 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 97 words · no verdicts yet

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(a)Claimant Responsibility.—

Except as otherwise provided by law, a claimant has the responsibility to present and support a claim for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.

(b)Benefit of the Doubt.—

The Secretary shall consider all information and lay and medical evidence of record in a case before the Secretary with respect to benefits under laws administered by the Secretary. When there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding any issue material to the determination of a matter, the Secretary shall give the benefit of the doubt to the claimant.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4106, § 3007; renumbered § 5107 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), (d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), (3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403–405; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVI, § 1611(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–359; Pub. L. 106–419, title I, § 104(c)(2), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1828; Pub. L. 106–475, § 4, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2098.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-687 · 102 Stat. 4106
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-40 · 105 Stat. 238, 239
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 403
2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-398 · 114 Stat. 1654, 1654
2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-419 · 114 Stat. 1828
2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-475 · 114 Stat. 2098

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