Sentence:  Any claimant whose claim is denied , or is approved for less than the full amount of such claim , shall <WSD>be</WSD> entitled , under such regulations as the Commission may prescribe , to a hearing before the Commission , or its duly authorized representatives , with respect to such claim . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)