38 CFR § 10.4 - Loss, destruction, or mutilation of adjusted service certificate while in possession of Department of Veterans Affairs.

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title: "38 CFR § 10.4 - Loss, destruction, or mutilation of adjusted service certificate while in possession of Department of Veterans Affairs."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "10.4"
section_name: "Loss, destruction, or mutilation of adjusted service certificate while in possession of Department of Veterans Affairs."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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part_name: "ADJUSTED COMPENSATION"
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authority: "72 Stat. 1114; 38 U.S.C. 501. Rights and benefits are continued in effect by sec. 12(b), 72 Stat. 1264, 38 U.S.C. note prec. Part 1."
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# 10.4 Loss, destruction, or mutilation of adjusted service certificate while in possession of Department of Veterans Affairs.

A new adjusted service certificate will be issued without bond in lieu of the certificate which has been lost or destroyed, or has been mutilated, defaced or damaged so as to impair its value, while in possession of the Department of Veterans Affairs.