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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS · SUBCHAPTER I— CLAIMS · § 5107

§ 5107. Claimant responsibility; benefit of the doubt

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(a)Claimant Responsibility.— Except as otherwise provided by law, a claimant has the responsibility to present and support a claim for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.
(b)Benefit of the Doubt.— The Secretary shall consider all information and lay and medical evidence of record in a case before the Secretary with respect to benefits under laws administered by the Secretary. When there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding any issue material to the determination of a matter, the Secretary shall give the benefit of the doubt to the claimant.
(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4106, § 3007; renumbered § 5107 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), (d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), (3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403–405; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVI, § 1611(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–359; Pub. L. 106–419, title I, § 104(c)(2), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1828; Pub. L. 106–475, § 4, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2098.)
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  • Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(1)
  • 102 Stat. 4106
  • Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)
  • 105 Stat. 238
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1)
  • 105 Stat. 403–405
  • Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]
  • 114 Stat. 1654
  • Pub. L. 106–419, title I, § 104(c)(2)
  • 114 Stat. 1828
  • Pub. L. 106–475, § 4
  • 114 Stat. 2098
  • Pub. L. 106–475
  • Pub. L. 106–419, § 104(c)(2)
  • Pub. L. 106–419
  • Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(1)
  • section 3007 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1)
  • Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3)
  • Pub. L. 106–475, § 7
  • 114 Stat. 2099
  • section 401(a) of Pub. L. 100–687
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§ 5107
Claimant responsibility; benefit of the doubt
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(1)
Stat.102 Stat. 4106
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)
Stat.105 Stat. 238
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1)
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