§ 3.800 Disability or death due to hospitalization, etc
§ 3.801 Special acts
§ 3.802 Medal of Honor
§ 3.803 Naval pension
§ 3.804 Special allowance under 38 U.S.C. 1312
§ 3.805 Loan guaranty for surviving spouses; certification
§ 3.806 Death gratuity; certification
§ 3.807 Dependents’ educational assistance; certification
§ 3.808 Automobiles or other conveyances and adaptive equipment; certification
§ 3.809 Specially adapted housing under 38 U.S.C. 2101(a)(2)(A)(i)
§ 3.809a Special home adaptation grants under 38 U.S.C. 2101(b)
§ 3.810 Clothing allowance
§ 3.811 Minimum income annuity and gratuitous annuity
§ 3.812 Special allowance payable under section 156 of Pub. L. 97-377
§ 3.813 Interim benefits for disability or death due to chloracne or porphyria cutanea tarda
§ 3.814 Monetary allowance under 38 U.S.C. chapter 18 for an individual suffering from spina bifida whose biological father or mother is or was a Vietnam veteran or a veteran with covered service in Korea
§ 3.815 Monetary allowance under 38 U.S.C. chapter 18 for an individual with disability from covered birth defects whose biological mother is or was a Vietnam veteran; identification of covered birth defects
§ 3.816 Awards under the Nehmer Court Orders for disability or death caused by a condition presumptively associated with herbicide exposure

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

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • 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
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.