Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of Parent (VA Form 21P-524)
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
12/22/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
400
0
800
0
16,180
0
VA Form 21P-524 is used to gather information from claimants seeking service-connected survivors benefits as persons who stood in relation of parent to deceased veterans. This relationship must be established in order to meet basic eligibility requirements. The information collected will be used by VBA to evaluate a claimantâs parental relationship to a deceased Veteran when the claimant is not the Veteranâs natural mother or father or adopted mother or father.
US Code:
38 USC 1315
Name of Law: Dependency and indemnity compensation to parents
US Code:
38 USC 1310
Name of Law: Deaths entitling survivors to dependency and indemnity compensation
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.