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M21-4 Compensation and Pension Award Procedures

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VA's operational instructions for processing compensation, pension, and related awards after adjudicative decisions. Browse every current verified source section below, or search the text and reviewed explanations.

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Chapter 1 6 sections
  1. M21-4 1.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 1.1
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  3. M21-4 1.2
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  4. M21-4 1.3
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  5. M21-4 1.4
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  6. M21-4 1.5
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Chapter 2 3 sections
  1. M21-4 2.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 2.1
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  3. M21-4 2.2
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Chapter 3 9 sections
  1. M21-4 3.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 3.1
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  3. M21-4 3.2
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  4. M21-4 3.3
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  5. M21-4 3.4
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  6. M21-4 3.5
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  7. M21-4 3.6
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  8. M21-4 3.A
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  9. M21-4 3.B
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Chapter 5 11 sections
  1. M21-4 5.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 5.1
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  3. M21-4 5.2
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  4. M21-4 5.3
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  5. M21-4 5.4
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  6. M21-4 5.5
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  7. M21-4 5.6
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  8. M21-4 5.7
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  9. M21-4 5.8
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  10. M21-4 5.9
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  11. M21-4 5.A
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Chapter 6 15 sections
  1. M21-4 6.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 6.1
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  3. M21-4 6.2
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  4. M21-4 6.3
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  5. M21-4 6.4
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  6. M21-4 6.5
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  7. M21-4 6.6
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  8. M21-4 6.7
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  9. M21-4 6.8
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  10. M21-4 6.9
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  11. M21-4 6.A
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  12. M21-4 6.B
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  13. M21-4 6.C
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  14. M21-4 6.D
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  15. M21-4 6.E
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Chapter 7 16 sections
  1. M21-4 7.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 7.1
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  3. M21-4 7.2
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  4. M21-4 7.3
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  5. M21-4 7.4
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  6. M21-4 7.5
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  7. M21-4 7.6
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  8. M21-4 7.7
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  9. M21-4 7.8
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  10. M21-4 7.9
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  11. M21-4 7.10
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  12. M21-4 7.11
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  13. M21-4 7.12
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  14. M21-4 7.13
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  15. M21-4 7.14
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  16. M21-4 7.15
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Chapter 8 14 sections
  1. M21-4 8.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 8.1
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  3. M21-4 8.2
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  4. M21-4 8.3
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  5. M21-4 8.4
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  6. M21-4 8.5
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  7. M21-4 8.6
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  8. M21-4 8.7
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  9. M21-4 8.8
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  10. M21-4 8.9
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  11. M21-4 8.10
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  12. M21-4 8.11
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  13. M21-4 8.12
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  14. M21-4 8.13
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Appendix A 4 sections
  1. M21-4 appendix-a.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 appendix-a.1
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  3. M21-4 appendix-a.2
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  4. M21-4 appendix-a.3
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Appendix B 4 sections
  1. M21-4 appendix-b.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 appendix-b.1
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  3. M21-4 appendix-b.3
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  4. M21-4 appendix-b.4
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Appendix C 2 sections
  1. M21-4 appendix-c.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 appendix-c.1
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Appendix D 5 sections
  1. M21-4 appendix-d.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 appendix-d.1
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  3. M21-4 appendix-d.2
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  4. M21-4 appendix-d.3
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  5. M21-4 appendix-d.4
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Appendix E 2 sections
  1. M21-4 appendix-e.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 appendix-e.1
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Appendix F 5 sections
  1. M21-4 appendix-f.INTRO
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  2. M21-4 appendix-f.1
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  3. M21-4 appendix-f.2
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  4. M21-4 appendix-f.3
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  5. M21-4 appendix-f.4
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M21 manual text is operational guidance for VA personnel. It can help identify the procedure VA says it should follow, but statutes, regulations, and binding case law control when they conflict.