Va Form 21p-534ez - Notice To Survivor Of Evidence Necessary To Substantiate A Claim For Dependency And Indemnity Compensation, Death Pension, And/or Accrued Benefits
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10NOTICE TO SURVIVOR OF EVIDENCE NECESSARY TO SUBSTANTIATE A CLAIM FOR
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION, DEATH PENSION, AND/OR
ACCRUED BENEFITS
(This notice is applicable to survivors claims for: Death Pension • Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC) • DIC under 38
U.S.C. 1151 • Increased Survivor Benefits Based on Need for Aid and Attendance or Being Housebound • Accrued Benefits •
Benefits Based on a Veteran's Seriously Disabled Child)
Use this notice and the attached application to submit a claim for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits.
This notice informs you of the evidence necessary to substantiate your claim.
Want your claim processed faster? The Fully Developed Claim (FDC) Program is the fastest way to get your claim processed, and
there is no risk to participate! To participate in the FDC Program if you are making a claim for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued
Benefits, simply submit your claim in accordance with the "FDC Criteria" shown below. If you are making a claim for veterans
disability compensation or related compensation benefits, use VA Form 21-526EZ, Application for Disability Compensation and Related
Compensation Benefits. If you are making a claim for veterans non service-connected pension benefits, use VA Form 21P-527EZ,
Application for Pension. VA forms are available at
FDC Criteria (Claim(s) for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits)
1. Submit your claim on a signed and completed VA Form 21P-534EZ, Application for DIC, Death Pension, and/or
Accrued Benefits (Attached).
2. Submit simultaneously with your claim:
A copy of the veteran's Death Certificate (unless he or she died on active duty); AND
If claiming death pension:
• All necessary income and net-worth information
• If claiming death pension with increased survivor benefits, a completed VA Form 21-2680, Examination for
Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance, and a completed VA Form 21-0779,
Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance
If claiming DIC:
• All, if any, relevant, private medical treatment records and an identification of any relevant treatment records
available at a Federal facility, such as a VA medical center, that support your claim
• Any and all Service Treatment and Personnel Records in the custody of the veteran's Guard or Reserve Unit(s)
• If claiming DIC as the parent of the veteran, all necessary income and net-worth information and, if claiming
benefits as the foster parent of the veteran, a completed VA Form 21P-524, Statement of Person Claiming to Have
Stood in Relation of Parent
• If claiming DIC with increased survivor benefits, a completed VA Form 21-2680, Examination for
Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance, and a completed VA Form 21-0779,
Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance
Requirements for Certain Claimants:
Under the circumstances shown below, you must also submit simultaneously with your claim:
• If claiming benefits as the surviving spouse of the veteran, a copy of your marriage certificate showing
your marriage to the veteran, or if claiming benefits for a child or biological/adoptive parent of the
veteran, a copy of the birth certificate or court record of adoption showing relation to the veteran
• If claiming benefits for a child of the veteran between the ages of 18 and 23, a completed
VA Form 21-674, Request for Approval of School Attendance
• If claiming benefits for a seriously disabled (helpless) child of the veteran, all, if any, relevant,
private medical treatment records for the child's pertinent disabilities
3. Report for any VA medical examinations VA determines are necessary to decide your claim.
21P-534EZ
VA FORM
SUPERSEDES VA FORM 21-534EZ, JUN 2014,
Page 1
JUL 2015
WHICH WILL NOT BE USED.
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