# 38 CFR § 3.270: Applicability of various dependency, income and estate regulations

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 CFR § 3.270
- **Heading:** Applicability of various dependency, income and estate regulations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS > PART 3—ADJUDICATION > Subpart A—Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation > Regulations Applicable to Programs in Effect Prior to January 1, 1979

## Text

(a) Sections 3.250 through 3.263 and 3.278 through 3.279. These sections are applicable to dependency, income and estate determinations needed to determine entitlement or continued entitlement for the following programs:
(1) Parents' death compensation.
(2) Old-law pension.
(3) Section 306 pension.
(4) Parents' dependency and indemnity compensation.
Note:
Citations to title 38 U.S.C. in §§ 3.250 through 3.263 and 3.278 through 3.279 referring to section 306 or old-law pension generally refer to provisions of law in effect on December 31, 1978.
(b) Sections 3.271 through 3.279. These sections apply to income and estate determinations of entitlement to the improved disability and survivors pension program which became effective January 1, 1979.
[44 FR 45936, Aug. 6, 1979, as amended at 83 FR 47269, Sept. 18, 2018]

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