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Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of Parent (VA Form 21P-524)

OMB 2900-0059 · VA.

OMB 2900-0059

VA Form 21P-524 is used to gather information from claimants seeking service-connected survivors benefits as persons who stood in relation of parent to deceased veterans. This relationship must be established in order to meet basic eligibility requirements. The information collected will be used by VBA to evaluate a claimant’s parental relationship to a deceased Veteran when the claimant is not the Veteran’s natural mother or father or adopted mother or father.

The latest form for Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of Parent (VA Form 21P-524) expires 2026-11-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form VA Form 21P-524 Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of Parent (21P-524) Form
2023-21395.pdf Supplementary Document
Supporting Statement(2900-0059).docx Supporting Statement A
2023-16049.pdf Supplementary Document
Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of Parent (21P-524) Form

All Historical Document Collections

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202009-2900-024	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2020-12-22
201610-2900-008 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2017-06-26
201307-2900-010 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2014-04-22
201101-2900-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2011-03-30
200709-2900-015 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2008-02-27
200503-2900-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2005-03-01
200201-2900-017 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2002-01-18
199508-2900-061 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1995-08-29
199208-2900-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1992-08-04
198905-2900-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1989-05-15
198606-2900-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1986-06-02
198306-2900-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1983-06-28
198206-2900-007 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1982-06-18
198101-2900-014 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1981-01-22
197707-2900-005 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1977-07-08