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Show Four Steps Listed for Speed-up When Filing Claims with V A Survivors o'f deceased veterans vet-erans filing claims for death compensation and pension can help expedite adjudication of their claims by following four suggestions listed by Veterans Administration. 1. If the veteran's death certificate cer-tificate dees not contain a statement state-ment as to cause of death, it should be accompanied by a certificate cer-tificate from the attending physician, phy-sician, showing dates of treatment treat-ment and cause of death. 2. A widow filing a claim should furnish the record of her marriage to the veteran. If she or the veteran were previously married she should, if possible, furnish copies of death or divorce di-vorce certificates to establish that the previous marriages were dissolved. 3. If minor children are among the survivors, birth or baptismal records should be furnished, containing con-taining the names of both par ents and the date of birth. If the children were adopted, a copy of the court order should be provided. pro-vided. 4. Parents filing a claim must establish their relationship to the veteran by furnishing VA with a copy of the veterans' birth or baptismal certificate containing the names of both parents. Detailed information about compensation and pension claims I is available at all VA offices. |