The phrase "affects claims" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing how one thing influences or has an impact on claims made, such as in legal, financial, or scientific discussions.
Example: "The new evidence significantly affects claims made in the previous report, necessitating a thorough review."
Alternatives: "influences assertions" or "impacts statements".
The settlement does not affect claims against other companies involved in the disaster but looks very modest in terms of the potential fines.
Justice Kapnick said her decision did not affect claims by the banks against MBIA itself in a case that the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, allowed to go ahead in June 2011.
The prime minister said the policy would also affect claims for child benefit, but that is only child benefit being claimed by jobseekers, so it does not expand the figures.
We investigated whether patient characteristics and hospital volume affect claims and compensations following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a no-fault scheme.
Regulators say the drug's manufacturers provide clear warnings over potential risks, but lawyers for families of children alleged to have been affected claim the company was slow to do so.
They find that tort reform strongly affected claim rates and payouts for all patients, but elderly claimants receive disproportionately lower payouts after reform.
Education also affected claim filing, which warrant future research.
This paper problematizes the use of the "landscape" concept as the perspective in forest governance and REDD+ discourse, especially as it affects ownership claims and management of forest space.
The Department of Work and Pensions website is clear: "Deliberately withholding information that affects your claim is stealing".
Legal scholars said the strong opinion was likely to affect shipwreck claims in many territorial seas and by nations other than Spain.
