M21-1, Part 4, Trans

Derwinski, 3 Vet. App. 177 (1992), which requires that a claim submitted to VA on VA Form 21-534 must, by law, be handled as a claim for DIC, death pension and accrued benefits. Paragraph 6.09b is amended and a note added to clarify that a claim submitted on an obsolete form is a formal claim. ................
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