{"abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its adjudication regulation regarding accrued benefits. The amendments are the result of changes in statute and are intended to clarify existing regulatory provisions. This document adopts as final rule, without change, the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2006.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2006/12/29/E6-22339.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":3,"title":38}],"citation":"71 FR 78368","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: January 29, 2007.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E6-22339","effective_on":"2007-01-29","end_page":78369,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2006/12/29/E6-22339.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/12/29/E6-22339/accrued-benefits","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E6-22339?publication_date=2006-12-29","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2006-12-29/E6-22339/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":153,"last_updated":"2026-10-24 20:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-12-29/pdf/E6-22339.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2006-12-29","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2006/12/29/E6-22339.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2900-AM28":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["2900-AM28"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T20:29:12Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":78368,"subtype":null,"title":"Accrued Benefits","toc_doc":"Accrued benefits; statutory changes and clarification","toc_subject":"Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Claims","Disability benefits","Health care","Pensions","Radioactive materials","Veterans","Vietnam"],"type":"Rule","volume":71}