---
kind: "unit"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
key: "ptIV"
level: "part"
label: "Part IV"
heading: "General Administrative Provisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/ptIV"
sections_count: 109
---

# Part IV — General Administrative Provisions

Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

## Contents

- [Chapter 51 — Claims, Effective Dates, and Payments](/usc/38/ptIV-ch51.md)
- [Chapter 53 — Special Provisions Relating to Benefits](/usc/38/ptIV-ch53.md)
- [Chapter 55 — Minors, Incompetents, and Other Wards](/usc/38/ptIV-ch55.md)
- [Chapter 57 — Records and Investigations](/usc/38/ptIV-ch57.md)
- [Chapter 59 — Agents and Attorneys](/usc/38/ptIV-ch59.md)
- [Chapter 61 — Penal and Forfeiture Provisions](/usc/38/ptIV-ch61.md)
- [Chapter 63 — Outreach Activities](/usc/38/ptIV-ch63.md)