§ 9-905. Claims

   The Department shall:

   (1) help veterans and their dependents to receive promptly and regularly all of the benefits to which veterans or dependents are entitled under federal law;

   (2) help veterans and their dependents in:

      (i) preparing, in proper form, claims for benefits;

      (ii) presenting the claims to the appropriate governmental unit;

      (iii) trying to prevent and to relieve congestion in the processing of the claims; and

      (iv) obtaining and expediting action on the claims; and

   (3) on request, provide a veteran with a document certifying veteran status.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 96 1/2, § 5, 6; 1984, ch. 284, § 1; 1999, chs. 124, 125; 2006, ch. 238; 2012, chs. 50, 51.