Notice of Information and Evidence Necessary To Substantiate Claim

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations regarding VA's duty to notify a claimant of the information and evidence necessary to substantiate a claim. The purpose of this amendment is to implement the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, which requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe in regulations requirements relating to the content of notice to be provided to claimants for veterans benefits, including different content for notice based on the type of claim filed, the type of benefits or services sought under the claim, and the general information and evidence required to substantiate the basic elements of each type of claim.

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Kniffen, Chief, Regulations Staff (211D), Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-9725. (This is not a toll-free number.)