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"could have claimed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to something that someone had the opportunity or possibility of doing, but ultimately did not do. For example: "He could have claimed the reward for finding the missing puppy, but he chose to remain anonymous."
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She could have claimed more.
Several senators could have claimed the gun control bill.
It made no difference that she could have claimed far more than that in housing benefit.
He could have claimed a local government pension, but never got round to it.
The house's owner could have claimed it in lieu of back rent, for example.
"Argentina could have claimed to come out of the crisis relatively unscathed," Mr. Thomsen said.
The women could have claimed their fair share of this terrific coverage.
If all had been discharged, it could have claimed proof that the case was fabricated.
"This operation has disrupted an alleged terrorist attack that could have claimed many lives," he said.
Amy Mickelson endured a difficult childbirth that could have claimed her life last year.
Yet Syria, had it not chosen to deny all, could have claimed that technically it was doing nothing wrong.
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