a. Receiving Notice of a Change of Address or Direct Deposit Change of address/direct deposit notification may come in multiple formats including a signed statement from the claimant undeliverable mail with the United States Post Office (USPS) forwarding address sticker affixed to the envelope VA Form 20-572, Request for Change of Address/Cancellation of Direct Deposit, and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) forms that contain the information. Important: For any claimant assigned a fiduciary do not change the address establish a direct deposit account, or change a direct deposit account. An address change request is to be sent to the Fiduciary Hub of jurisdiction via Veterans Assistance Inquiry (VAI). Notes: Update addresses in Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS) or Share. VBMS release 8.0 added functionality to automatically update the corporate record in Share. Update direct deposit information only in An appointed Veterans Service Organization (VSO), or attorney has the legal authority to change a claimant’s address in person, by telephone, or by letter when annotated in block 14 of the VA Form 21-22, Appointment of Veterans Service Organization as Claimant's Representative, or block 11 on the VA Form 21-22a, Appointment of Individual as Claimant's Representative. References: For more information on changing addresses by power of attorneys (POAs) or by fiduciaries (for incompetent Veterans), see M27-1, Part I, 7.5 undeliverable mail procedures, see M21-1 Part III, Subpart iii, 1.B.9, and change of address and direct deposit request procedures, see M27-1, Part 1, 3.12. b. Updating the Address in VBMS Follow the steps in the table below to update the address in VBMS. Step Action 1 Open VBMS and enter the claimant’s claims folder number in the search box.
there is no EP pending check all necessary incomplete items on the form in red ink, and the EP 400. Important: If the form is being processed electronically in the CM portal, print the form so it can be returned to the POA or claimant and upload to VBMS. Note: The VBMS development action Form incomplete - Items checked in red needed,” can be found under the category GENERAL. Reference: For more information about VBMS development actions, see the . h. Processing Copies of VA Form 21-22 or VA Form With Paper Claims Folders The current versions of VA Form 21-22 or VA Form 21-22a no longer have multiple copies to be acknowledged and sent to the POA or representative. To process these forms with paper claims folders use the below table. If the form is a … Then ... VA Form 21-22 enter in the Acknowledged block the current date your initials, and as applicable, complete the Sent to block. VA Form 21-22a annotate with the current date, and Acknowledged. an electronic VA Form 21-22 or VA Form upload to VBMS. Note: Users may view the form electronically in VBMS. original of either VA Form 21-22 or VA Form 21-22a reverse file the form on the right flap of the claims folder. i. Processing Copies of VA Form 21-22 or VA Form With eFolders The current versions of VA Form 21-22 or VA Form 21-22a no longer have multiple copies to be acknowledged and sent to the POA or representative. To process these forms with eFolders, upload the form the CM portal to VBMS. Notes: The claims folder copy is shown in VBMS or Virtual VA.
Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Inc. 095 Jewish War Veterans of the United States 086 Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc. 087 Marine League 088 Military Officers Association of America A21 Military Order of the Purple Heart 089 National Amputation Foundation, Inc. 024 National Association for Black Veterans, Inc. 084 National Association of County Veterans Service Officers 064 National Veterans Legal Services Program 082 National Veterans Organization of America 094 Navy Mutual Aid Association 093 Non Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A. 062 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Inc. 071 Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A. 003 Swords to Plowshares, Veterans Rights Organization, Inc. 043 The Retired Enlisted Association 007 The Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc. 063 The Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc. & The Veterans Coalition 092 United Spanish War Veterans of the United States 096 United Spinal Association, Inc. 090 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 097 Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc. 098 Vietnam Era Veterans Association 029 Vietnam Veterans of America 070 The Wounded Warrior Project 00V d. National Organization POA Codes Listed Numerically The table below lists the POA codes for National organizations numerically. POA Code National Organization Name A21 Military Officers Association of America 00V The Wounded Warrior Project 007 The Retired Enlisted Association 011 Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America 012 Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. 024 National Amputation Foundation, Inc. 029 Vietnam Era Veterans Association 043 Swords to Plowshares, Veterans Rights Organization, Inc. 062 Non-commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A. 064 National Association of County Veterans Service Officers