{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-3.154","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 3.154","heading":"Injury due to hospital treatment, etc.","body":"Claimants must file a complete claim on the appropriate application form prescribed by the Secretary when applying for benefits under 38 U.S.C. 1151 and 38 CFR 3.361. See §§ 3.151, 3.160(a), and 3.400(i) concerning effective dates of awards; see § 3.155(b) regarding intent to file the appropriate application form.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 3—ADJUDICATION","Subpart A—Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"6af1374d053ba6462656e81173a2aab982e8c25bc9c098bc934b0cba715c1b6e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-3.153","next":"us/38-cfr-3.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}