Effective March 24, 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is mandating that certain forms be used to effectuate the filing of a claim before the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). The VA’s website has been updated to reflect this at VA Claim Filing.
The five forms veterans should be aware of are: (1) VA Form 21-526EZ (Claim for Compensation); (2) VA Form 21-527EZ (Claim for Non-service-connected Pension); (3) VA Form 21-534EZ (claim for survivor’s benefits); (4) VA Form 21-0966 (intent to file to preserve effective date of award); and (5) VA Form 21-0958 (Notice of Disagreement).
There is likely to be some confusion about the filing of the VA Form 21-0526EZ as a Fully Developed Claim (FDC) or non-FDC). If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at (732) 382-6070 or via email at sdirector@FRE-L.com.