1 Applications for Disability Compensation and/or Pension 2 Claims Filed at or Prior to Separation from Service 3 Miscellaneous Information About Original Claims for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits 1. Applications for Disability Compensation and/or Pension Introduction This contains information about applications for disability compensation and/or pension, including requirements for a formal application received prior to March 24, 2015 requirements for a complete claim received on or after March 24, 2015 using a claimant’s entries on VA Form 21-526, Veteran’s Application for to determine which benefit he/she is seeking Compensation and/or Pension, processing additional correspondence received with a prescribed form, and VA’s obligation to address a claimant’s entitlement to multiple survivor benefits. Change Date October 29, 2015 a. requires claimants to complete and submit a form prescribed by the Secretary Requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) when filing an claim for original for a Formal disability compensation and/or pension. The prescribed forms are Application Received Prior VA Form 21-526, Veteran’s Application for Compensation and/or Pension to March 24, VA Form 21-526c, Pre-Discharge Compensation Claim 2015 VA Form 21-526EZ, Application for Disability Compensation and Related and Compensation Benefits, VA Form 21-527EZ, Application for Pension. As the names of the forms imply, claimants may use to apply for disability compensation pension VA Form 21-526 and/or or to apply for disability VA Form 21-526c VA Form 21-526EZ compensation and only, to apply for pension VA Form 21-527EZ only. VA will accept Note: VA Form 21-0819, VA/DOD Joint Disability as a prescribed form for participation in the Evaluation Board Claim, Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) program when referred by the Department of Defense. For more information on References:
1 Applications for Disability Compensation and/or Pension 2 Claims Filed at or Prior to Separation from Service 3 Miscellaneous Information About Original Claims for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits 1. Applications for Disability Compensation and/or Pension Introduction This contains information about applications for disability compensation and/or pension, including requirements for a formal application received prior to March 24, 2015 requirements for a complete claim received on or after March 24, 2015 using a claimant’s entries on VA Form 21-526, Veteran’s Application for Compensation and/or Pension, to determine which benefit he/she is seeking processing additional correspondence received with a prescribed form, and VA’s obligation to address a claimant’s entitlement to multiple survivor benefits. Change Date October 29, 2015 a. Requirements for a Formal Application Received Prior to March 24, 2015 requires claimants to complete and submit a form prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) when filing an original claim for disability compensation and/or pension. The prescribed forms are VA Form 21-526, Veteran’s Application for Compensation and/or Pension VA Form 21-526c, Pre-Discharge Compensation Claim VA Form 21-526EZ, Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits, and VA Form 21-527EZ, Application for Pension. As the names of the forms imply, claimants may use VA Form 21-526 to apply for disability compensation and/or pension VA Form 21-526c or VA Form 21-526EZ to apply for disability compensation only, and VA Form 21-527EZ to apply for pension only. Note: VA will accept VA Form 21-0819, VA/DOD Joint Disability Evaluation Board Claim, as a prescribed form for participation in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) program when referred by the Department of Defense. References: For more information on