§ 3.700 General
§ 3.701 Elections of pension or compensation
§ 3.702 Dependency and indemnity compensation
§ 3.703 Two parents in same parental line
§ 3.704 Elections within class of dependents
§ 3.707 Dependents’ educational assistance
§ 3.708 Federal Employees’ Compensation
§ 3.710 Civil service annuitants
§ 3.711 Improved pension elections
§ 3.712 Improved pension elections; surviving spouses of Spanish-American War veterans
§ 3.713 Effective dates of improved pension elections
§ 3.714 Improved pension elections–public assistance beneficiaries
§ 3.715 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990, as amended

Terms Used In CFR > Title 38 > Chapter I > Part 3 > Subpart A > Concurrent Benefits and Elections

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.