38 U.S.C. § 5506 — Definition of “fiduciary”
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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.