REGULATIONS ON CONTENTS OF NOTICE TO BE PROVIDED CLAIMANTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGARDING THE SUBSTANTIATION OF CLAIMS.

SEC. 101. REGULATIONS ON CONTENTS OF NOTICE TO BE PROVIDED CLAIMANTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGARDING THE SUBSTANTIATION OF CLAIMS.(a) In General.—Section 5103(a) is amended—(1) by inserting “(1)” before “Upon receipt”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2)(A) The Secretary shall prescribe in regulations requirements relating to the contents of notice to be provided under this subsection.“(B) The regulations required by this paragraph—“(i) shall specify different contents for notice based on whether the claim concerned is an original claim, a claim for reopening a prior decision on a claim, or a claim for an increase in benefits;122 STAT. 4148“(ii) shall provide that the contents for such notice be appropriate to the type of benefits or services sought under the claim;“(iii) shall specify for each type of claim for benefits the general information and evidence required to substantiate the basic elements of such type of claim; and“(iv) shall specify the time period limitations required pursuant to subsection (b).”.(b) Applicability.—The regulations required by paragraph (2) of section 5103(a) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of this section), shall apply with respect to notices provided to claimants on or after the effective date of such regulations.