{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-5506","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 5506","heading":"Definition of “fiduciary”","body":"For purposes of this chapter and chapter 61 of this title, the term “fiduciary” means—(1) a person who is a guardian, curator, conservator, committee, or person legally vested with the responsibility or care of a claimant (or a claimant’s estate) or of a beneficiary (or a beneficiary’s estate); or (2) any other person having been appointed in a representative capacity to receive money paid under any of the laws administered by the Secretary for the use and benefit of a minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 55—MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"ca2ceadd0baf24d31da3d1478d4e37586a29b89394002bb1d5b8b0e2190b79e8","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-5505","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-5507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}