38 U.S.C. § 5506 — Definition of “fiduciary”

For this chapter and chapter 61, “fiduciary” means (1) a guardian, curator, conservator, committee, or person legally responsible for or caring for a claimant or the claimant’s estate, or a beneficiary or the beneficiary’s estate; or (2) another person appointed in a representative capacity to receive money under laws administered by the Secretary^* for a minor, incompetent person, or other beneficiary’s use and benefit. This section does not define “guardian,” “curator,” “conservator,” “committee,” “incompetent,” or “representative capacity.”