required to notify the claimant and his or her representative of any information , and any medical or lay evidence , not of record ( 1 ) that is necessary to substantiate the claim ; ( 2 ) that VA will seek to provide ; and ( 3 ) that the claimant is expected to provide . 38 U . S . C . A . § 5103 ( a ) ; 38 C . F . R . § 3 . 159 ( b ) ; Quartuccio v . Principi , 16 Vet . App . 183 ( 2002 ) . VA has fulfilled the above requirements . In a February 2008 VCAA notice letter , the Veteran was duly informed of the evidence needed to establish