United States Code Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

§ 5506. Definition of “fiduciary”

§ 5506.

Definition of “fiduciary”

For purposes of this chapter and chapter 61 of this title, the term “fiduciary” means—

(1)

a person who is a guardian, curator, conservator, committee, or person legally vested with the responsibility or care of a claimant (or a claimant’s estate) or of a beneficiary (or a beneficiary’s estate); or

(2)

any other person having been appointed in a representative capacity to receive money paid under any of the laws administered by the Secretary for the use and benefit of a minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary.