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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS · SUBCHAPTER I— CLAIMS · § 5108

§ 5108. Supplemental claims

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(a)In General.— If new and relevant evidence is presented or secured with respect to a supplemental claim, the Secretary shall readjudicate the claim taking into consideration all of the evidence of record.
(b)Duty to Assist.—
(1)If a claimant, in connection with a supplemental claim, reasonably identifies existing records, whether or not in the custody of a Federal department or agency, the Secretary shall assist the claimant in obtaining the records in accordance with section 5103A of this title.
(2)Assistance under paragraph
(1)shall not be predicated upon a finding that new and relevant evidence has been presented or secured.
(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4107, § 3008; renumbered § 5108, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405; Pub. L. 115–55, § 2(i)(1), Aug. 23, 2017, 131 Stat. 1109.)
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  • Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(1)
  • 102 Stat. 4107
  • Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)
  • 105 Stat. 238
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1)
  • 105 Stat. 404
  • 131 Stat. 1109
  • Pub. L. 102–40
  • section 3008 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • section 401(a) of Pub. L. 100–687
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(1)
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