§ 3.50 Spouse and surviving spouse
§ 3.52 Marriages deemed valid
§ 3.53 Continuous cohabitation
§ 3.54 Marriage dates
§ 3.55 Reinstatement of benefits eligibility based upon terminated marital relationships
§ 3.57 Child
§ 3.58 Child adopted out of family
§ 3.59 Parent
§ 3.60 Definition of “living with”

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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.