38 USC § 5126 - Benefits not to be denied based on lack of mailing address

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s5126"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 5126 - Benefits not to be denied based on lack of mailing address"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "5126"
section_name: "Benefits not to be denied based on lack of mailing address"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PAYMENT OF BENEFITS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–475, § 3(b), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2098.)"
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# § 5126. Benefits not to be denied based on lack of mailing address

Benefits under laws administered by the Secretary may not be denied a claimant on the basis that the claimant does not have a mailing address.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–475, § 3(b), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2098.)