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(3) VA Fails to Inform Claimant <strong>of</strong><br />

Time Limit for Submission<br />

• 38 CFR 3.155(a) says “Upon receipt <strong>of</strong> an<br />

informal claim, if a formal claim has not<br />

been filed, an application form will be<br />

forwarded to <strong>the</strong> claimant for execution.<br />

• If received within 1 year from <strong>the</strong> <strong>date</strong> it<br />

was sent to <strong>the</strong> claimant, it will be<br />

considered filed as <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>date</strong> <strong>of</strong> receipt <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> informal claim.“)<br />

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