# Notice and Assistance Requirements and Technical Correction
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2008-04-30 · Effective 2008-05-30 · 73 FR 23353
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-9454
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 23353
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 3
- **Publication date:** 2008-04-30
- **Effective date:** 2008-05-30
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulation governing VA's duty to provide a claimant with notice of the information and evidence necessary to substantiate a claim and VA's duty to assist a claimant in obtaining the evidence necessary to substantiate the claim. The purpose of these changes is to clarify when VA has no duty to notify a claimant of how to substantiate a claim for benefits, to make the regulation comply with statutory changes, and to streamline the development of claims. Additionally, we are making a non-substantive, technical correction to the statutory references in a separate part 3 regulation.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/04/30/E8-9454/notice-and-assistance-requirements-and-technical-correction)
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