In this chapter:
38 U.S.C. § 5100
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 5100, added Pub. L. 106-475, §2, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2096, defined "claimant", prior to repeal by Pub. L. 117-168, title VIII, §807(a)(1), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1805.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
RULE OF CONSTRUCTION Pub. L. 117-168, title VIII, §807(b), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1806, provided that: "None of the amendments made by this section [enacting this section, amending sections 5104, 5104B, 5112, 7104, 7105, 7105A, and 7266 of this title, and repealing former section 5100 of this title] shall be construed to apply section 5104(a) of such title [meaning title 38, United States Code] to decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals under chapter 71 of such title."