---
kind: "unit"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
key: "ptIV/ch51"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 51"
heading: "Claims, Effective Dates, and Payments"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/ptIV-ch51"
sections_count: 28
---

# Chapter 51 — Claims, Effective Dates, and Payments

Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits › Part IV — General Administrative Provisions

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Claims](/usc/38/ptIV-ch51-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Effective Dates](/usc/38/ptIV-ch51-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Payment of Benefits](/usc/38/ptIV-ch51-schIII.md)