[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR12.21]

[Page 557-558]
 
            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 12_DISPOSITION OF VETERAN'S PERSONAL FUNDS AND 
 
Sec. 12.21  Action upon death of veteran.

    Upon the death of a veteran at a Department of Veterans Affairs 
hospital, center or domiciliary activity while receiving care or 
treatment therein, and who it is believed leaves no will or heirs or 
next of kin entitled to his or her personal property, regardless of 
whether VA Form 10-P-10, executed by the veteran, names a designee, an 
inventory of the funds and effects, VA Form 10-2687, will be promptly 
prepared and supplemented by all information or evidence available as to 
personal property owned by the veteran in addition to that left at the 
place of death; similar action will be taken when the death of such a 
veteran hospitalized by the Department of Veterans Affairs occurs at a 
contract hospital, Army, Navy, Marine or other hospital. Such 
inventories and information together with any bank books, stocks, bonds, 
or other valuable paper as enumerated in Sec. 12.19(b), left in the 
effects of the veteran, will be delivered to the manager of the 
Department of

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Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or domiciliary activity having 
jurisdiction, for disposition in accordance with existing regulations.

[14 FR 243, Jan. 18, 1949]