completes all or a portion of compensation pension. and Part II of the application, which deals with service-related disabilities, and VII through X of the application, which deal with income net worth, and deductible expenses requests dental treatment dental treatment only only. Unless a claimant specifically Note: claims disability compensation for a dental condition, refer the VA Form or any other form of 21-526, communication indicative of a dental claim, to the eligibility clerk of the VA medical center (VAMC) of jurisdiction for a determination of eligibility for dental treatment. For more information on Reference: claims involving dental conditions only, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 7.C M21-1, Part IX, Subpart ii, 2.2 , and . If any exists as to which benefit a claimant is seeking, ask the Note: claimant for clarification. d. instructs that a claim for compensation may be accepted as a claim for Discretionary pension and vice versa. Application of this provision of is discretionary. Not Application of claims for pension are necessarily claims for compensation and vice versa. all 38 CFR 3.151(a) Consider the following three criteria when deciding whether VA will make the discretionary decision to apply in the context of the Standard Claims and Appeals Forms rule: Regardless of which claims form is submitted, the information on the claim must constitute a substantially complete claim for the unclaimed benefit being considered under .
completes all or a portion of Part II of the application, which deals with service-related disabilities, and VII through X of the application, which deal with income net worth, and deductible expenses compensation and pension. requests dental treatment only dental treatment only. Note: Unless a claimant specifically claims disability compensation for a dental condition, refer the VA Form 21-526, or any other form of communication indicative of a dental claim, to the eligibility clerk of the VA medical center (VAMC) of jurisdiction for a determination of eligibility for dental treatment. Reference: For more information on claims involving dental conditions only, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 7.C M21-1, Part IX, Subpart ii, 2.2 , and . Note: If any exists as to which benefit a claimant is seeking, ask the claimant for clarification. d. Discretionary Application of 38 CFR 3.151(a) instructs that a claim for compensation may be accepted as a claim for pension and vice versa. Application of this provision of is discretionary. Not all claims for pension are necessarily claims for compensation and vice versa. Consider the following three criteria when deciding whether VA will make the discretionary decision to apply in the context of the Standard Claims and Appeals Forms rule: Regardless of which claims form is submitted, the information on the claim must constitute a substantially complete claim for the unclaimed benefit being considered under .
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