VA issued Circular 26-25-02, issuing procedure for the collection of partial claim funds. Per the Circular, if a VA-guaranteed loan has paid-in-full and a loan associated with a COVID-VAPCP partial claim payment or COVID-19 Refund (hereinafter referred to collectively as “partial claim”) is still active, repayment in full of the loan associated with a COVID-VAPCP partial claim payment or COVID-19 Refund (hereinafter referred to collectively as “partial claim”) is required immediately upon the Veteran’s transfer of title to the property or the refinancing or payment in full otherwise of the guaranteed loan with which the partial claim payment is associated. The Circular went into effect September 26, 2025.

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