38 CFR § 1.503 - Disclosure of information to a veteran or his or her duly authorized representative as to matters concerning the veteran alone.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s1.503"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "38 CFR § 1.503 - Disclosure of information to a veteran or his or her duly authorized representative as to matters concerning the veteran alone."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "1.503"
section_name: "Disclosure of information to a veteran or his or her duly authorized representative as to matters concerning the veteran alone."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "1"
part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections."
cfr_part: "1"
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# 1.503 Disclosure of information to a veteran or his or her duly authorized representative as to matters concerning the veteran alone.
Information may be disclosed to a veteran or his or her duly authorized representative as to matters concerning himself or herself alone when such disclosure would not be injurious to the physical or mental health of the veteran. If the veteran be deceased, matters concerning him or her may be disclosed to his widow, children, or next of kin if such disclosure will not be injurious to the physical or mental health of the person in whose behalf information is sought or cause repugnance or resentment toward the decedent.
[13 FR 6999, Nov. 27, 1948]