Department of Veterans Affairs



Department of Veterans Affairs M21-1MR, Part IX

Veterans Benefits Administration Subpart i

Washington, DC 20420 July 24, 2009

Transmittal Sheet

|Changes Included in This |The table below describes the changes included in this revision to Veterans Benefits Manual M21-1MR, Part IX, |

|Revision |Subpart i, “Ancillary Benefits.” |

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| |Note: M21-1MR will retain information related to the Benefits Delivery Network (BDN) until the information is no |

| |longer relevant.  For assistance in using Veterans Service Network (VETSNET) applications, consult the VETSNET |

| |User Guides on the Compensation and Pension Service Intranet. |

|Location of the revision |Reason(s) for the change |

|Substantive Changes (Policy and Procedure) |

|Page 1-A-1: Part IX, Subpart i, |To delete Topic 7 on entitlement under 38 U.S.C. 109(b), as this |

|Chapter 1, Section A, Topic 7 |information is no longer pertinent due to the advanced age of World War |

|(IX.i.1.A.7) |II veterans. |

|Page 1-A-12: IX.i.1.A.6.d |To remove the obsolete instructions in the notes. |

|Page 1-B-8: IX.i.1.B.9.a |To reflect that a 10-percent evaluation may qualify a claimant for |

| |vocational rehabilitation. |

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| |Other Changes: |

| |To re-label the block to better reflect its content. |

| |To add a reference citation for M21-1MR, Part IX, Subpart i, 1.A.1.a. |

|Page 5-A-5: IX.i.5.A.2.a |To provide the address and telephone number of the Eligibility Center. |

|Page 5-A-12: IX.i.5.A.3.g |To state when VA Form-534 should be sent to a surviving spouse who |

| |qualifies for basic loan guaranty eligibility. |

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Transmittal Sheet, Continued

|Changes Included in This Revision (continued) |

|Location of the revision |Reason(s) for the change |

|Pages 5-B-2 through 5-B-4: |To add a new Block a to provide each Regional Loan Center’s regional |

|IX.i.5.B.5.a |office jurisdiction, addresses, and telephone numbers. |

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| |Other Change: To re-letter the subsequent blocks in this topic. |

|Page 5-B-8 through 5-B-9: IX.i.5.B.6.b|To revise the instructions for developing to verify income and net worth|

| |information. |

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| |Other Change: To remove a reference citation for a rescinded M21-1 |

| |paragraph. |

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|Non-Substantive Changes (References, Verbiage, and Pagination) |

|Page 1-i: Table of Contents |To reflect the removal of Topic 7 and the renumbering of Topics 8 |

| |through 11. |

|Page 1-A-1: Overview |To reflect the removal of Topic 7. |

|Page 1-A-11: IX.i.1.A.6.a |To change “and” to “or” before the last bulleted item. |

|Page 1-A-12: IX.i.1.A.6.c |To change the statutory citation to 38 U.S.C. 3102. |

|Page 1-B-1: Overview |To reflect the renumbering of all topics in Section B. |

|Pages 1-C-2 through 1-C-4 |To reflect the renumbering of Topic 12. |

|Page 2-1: IX.i.2.1.a |To correct the text on line four to read “active military service.” |

|Page 2-5: IX.i.2.2.a |To change “VCAA notice” to “the 38 U.S.C. 5103 notice.” |

|Page 2-6: IX.i.2.2.c |To change “VCAA notice” to “the 38 U.S.C. 5103 notice.” |

|Page 5-i: Table of Contents |To reflect the repagination of Topic 6. |

|Page 5-B-1: Overview |To reflect the repagination of Topic 6. |

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Transmittal Sheet, Continued

|Rescissions |None |

|Authority |By Direction of the Under Secretary for Benefits |

|Signature | |

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| |Bradley G. Mayes, Director |

| |Compensation and Pension Service |

|Distribution |RPC: 2068 |

| |FD: EX: ASO and AR (included in RPC 2068) |

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| |LOCAL REPRODUCTION AUTHORIZED |

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