#### Veterans Benefits Administration M21-1MR, Part III,

**Department of Veterans Affairs Subpart ii**

**Washington, DC 20420 April 19, 2005**

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#### Transmittal Sheet 

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| #####      | > Veterans Benefits Manual M21-1MR, Part III, "General  |
|  M21-1MR,  | > Claims Process," is changed as follows:               |
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| ####       | > The following pages are updated in this change:       |
| # Part III |                                                         |
|            | -   **1-A-2, 1-A-6, and 1-A-8**                         |
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|            | -   **1-C-5**                                           |
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|            | -   **2-A-8 and 2-A-10**                                |
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|            | -   **2-E-8**                                           |
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|            | -   **3-A-3, 3-A-7, and 3-B-3**                         |
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|            | -   **4-I-5**                                           |
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|            | -   **6-7, 6-19, and 6-26**                             |
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|            | -   **7-7 and 7-8, and**                                |
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|            | -   **8-E-7.**                                          |
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|            |     ***Notes***:                                        |
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|            | -   M21-1MR changes are released at the chapter or      |
|            |     section level. Change numbers will no longer be     |
|            |     assigned to M21-1MR changes. The date of the change |
|            |     will continue to show in the "Change Date" block    |
|            |     located on the first page of each topic.            |
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|            | -   "TBD" (to be determined) after a reference          |
|            |     indicates that the referenced material is located   |
|            |     in a part of M21-1MR that has not yet been          |
|            |     published.                                          |
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| #####      | > Formatting changes are made throughout Part III to    |
|  Changes I | > conform to M21-1MR publication standards. In          |
| ncluded in | > addition, references to rescinded paragraphs in M21-1 |
|  This Part | > and "TBD" after published M21-1MR chapters are        |
|            | > removed.                                              |
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|            | > 1.C.13.a is updated to replace "VA Form 21-8678" with |
|            | > "VA Form 10-8678."                                    |
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|            | > 3.A.1.c. is corrected to replace "38 U.S.C. 106" with |
|            | > "38 U.S.C. 1606."                                     |
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|            | > In 3.A.2.b., the website address for the *MAP-D       |
|            | > User's Guide* is updated.                             |
|            | >                                                       |
|            | > 3.B.4.a. is corrected to replace "XS" with "XC."      |
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Transmittal Sheet, Continued

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| Changes    | > 6.6.a is amended to show that AHRC Form 1569,         |
| Included   | > Transcript of Military Records, is the acceptable     |
| in This    | > form of evidence needed to establish verification of  |
| Part       | > active duty service for Alaska Territorial Guard      |
| (          | > members.                                              |
| continued) | >                                                       |
|            | > 7.4.b. is corrected to replace "Subpart IV" with      |
|            | > "Subchapter IV."                                      |
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| ##### R    | > None                                                  |
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| #####      | > By Direction of the Under Secretary for Benefits      |
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| #####      | Renée L. Szybala, Director                              |
|  Signature |                                                         |
|            | > Compensation and Pension Service                      |
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| ##### Di   | > RPC: 2068                                             |
| stribution | >                                                       |
|            | > FD: EX: ASO and AR (included in RPC 2068)             |
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