# Veterans Benefits > US veterans benefits law and adjudication: Department of Veterans Affairs regulations under 38 CFR governing disability compensation and pension, the M21-1 Adjudication Procedures Manual used by VA raters, and Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions on contested claims — grounded exclusively in VA.gov regulatory text, the published M21-1 manual, and BVA decision text. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Source: MIND (m-i-n-d.ai) Hub: https://www.m-i-n-d.ai/minds/veterans-benefits