§ 3.950 Helpless children; Spanish-American and prior wars
§ 3.951 Preservation of disability ratings
§ 3.952 Protected ratings
§ 3.953 Pub. L. 85-56 and Pub. L. 85-857
§ 3.957 Service connection
§ 3.958 Federal employees’ compensation cases
§ 3.959 Tuberculosis
§ 3.960 Section 306 and old-law pension protection

Terms Used In CFR > Title 38 > Chapter I > Part 3 > Subpart A > Protection

  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.