diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 7209a57527..b28dbfdfcd 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ vanotify:
       email:
         confirmation:
           template_id: form527ez_confirmation_email_template_id
-          flipper: false
+          flipper_id: false
         error: null
         received: null
     pensions: *vanotify_services_pension
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ vanotify:
       email:
         confirmation:
           template_id: burial_claim_confirmation_email_template_id
-          flipper: false
+          flipper_id: false
         error: null
         received: null
     burials: *vanotify_services_burial
diff --git a/lib/va_notify/notification_email.rb b/lib/va_notify/notification_email.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1703d9eacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/va_notify/notification_email.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module VANotify
+  module NotificationEmail
+
+    STATSD = 'api.va_notify.notification_email'
+
+    CONFIRMATION = :confirmation
+    ERROR = :error
+    RECEIVED = :received
+
+    # error indicating failure to send email
+    class FailureToSend < StandardError; end
+
+    def monitor_send_failure(error_message, tags:, context: nil)
+      metric = "#{VANotify::NotificationEmail::STATSD}.failure"
+      payload = {
+        statsd: metric,
+        error_message:,
+        context:
+      }
+
+      StatsD.increment(metric, tags:)
+      Rails.logger.error('VANotify::NotificationEmail #send failure!', **payload)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/va_notify/notification_email/saved_claim.rb b/lib/va_notify/notification_email/saved_claim.rb
index a6139ff9a5..7eabe17a3b 100644
--- a/lib/va_notify/notification_email/saved_claim.rb
+++ b/lib/va_notify/notification_email/saved_claim.rb
@@ -1,45 +1,25 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'va_notify/notification_email'
+
 module VANotify
   module NotificationEmail
-    STATSD = 'api.va_notify.notification_email'
-
-    CONFIRMATION = :confirmation
-    ERROR = :error
-    RECEIVED = :received
-
-    # error indicating failure to send email
-    class FailureToSend < StandardError; end
-
-    def monitor_send_failure(error_message, tags:, context: {})
-      metric = "#{VANotify::NotificationEmail::STATSD}.failure"
-      StatsD.increment(metric, tags:)
-
-      payload = {
-        statsd: metric,
-        error_message:,
-        context:
-      }
-      Rails.logger.error('VANotify::NotificationEmail #send failure!', **payload)
-    end
-
     class SavedClaim
-      def initialize(saved_claim, user: nil, service_name: nil)
+      def initialize(saved_claim, service_name: nil)
         @claim = saved_claim
-        @user = user
         @vanotify_service = service_name
         @config = Settings.vanotify.services[vanotify_service]
         raise ArgumentError, "Invalid service_name '#{vanotify_service}'" unless config
       end
 
-      def send(email_type, at: nil)
-        email_config = config&.email&.[](email_type)
+      def deliver(email_type, at: nil)
+        email_config = config&.email[email_type]
         raise ArgumentError, "Invalid email_type '#{email_type}'" unless email_config
 
         email_template_id = able_to_send?(email_config)
         return unless email_template_id
 
-        at ? enqueue_email(email_template_id, at) : send_email_now(email_template_id)
+        at ? enqueue_email(email_template_id, at) : send_email(email_template_id)
 
         claim.insert_notification(email_config.template_id)
       rescue => e
@@ -57,7 +37,7 @@ def send(email_type, at: nil)
 
       private
 
-      attr_reader :claim, :config, :user
+      attr_reader :claim, :config
 
       def vanotify_service
         @vanotify_service ||= claim.form_id.downcase.gsub(/-/, '_')
@@ -75,7 +55,7 @@ def able_to_send?(email_config)
           raise VANotify::NotificationEmail::FailureToSend, 'Notification already sent'
         end
 
-        email_config.template_id if flipper?(email_config.flipper)
+        email_config.template_id if flipper?(email_config.flipper_id)
       end
 
       def enqueue_email(email_template_id, at)
@@ -87,7 +67,7 @@ def enqueue_email(email_template_id, at)
         )
       end
 
-      def send_email_now(email_template_id)
+      def send_email(email_template_id)
         VANotify::EmailJob.perform_async(
           email,
           email_template_id,
@@ -96,11 +76,11 @@ def send_email_now(email_template_id)
       end
 
       def email
-        claim.email || user&.email
+        claim.email
       end
 
       def first_name
-        claim.first_name || user&.first_name
+        claim.first_name
       end
 
       def personalization
diff --git a/modules/pensions/app/models/pensions/saved_claim.rb b/modules/pensions/app/models/pensions/saved_claim.rb
index ec6b33ff8c..9fc1e8c31c 100644
--- a/modules/pensions/app/models/pensions/saved_claim.rb
+++ b/modules/pensions/app/models/pensions/saved_claim.rb
@@ -77,29 +77,6 @@ def first_name
       parsed_form.dig('veteranFullName', 'first')
     end
 
-    ##
-    # enqueue the sending of the submission confirmation email
-    #
-    # @see VANotify::EmailJob
-    #
-    def send_confirmation_email
-      if email.blank? || va_notification?(Settings.vanotify.services.va_gov.template_id.form527ez_confirmation_email)
-        return
-      end
-
-      VANotify::EmailJob.perform_async(
-        email,
-        Settings.vanotify.services.va_gov.template_id.form527ez_confirmation_email,
-        {
-          'first_name' => parsed_form.dig('veteranFullName', 'first')&.upcase.presence,
-          'date_submitted' => Time.zone.today.strftime('%B %d, %Y'),
-          'confirmation_number' => guid
-        }
-      )
-
-      insert_notification(Settings.vanotify.services.va_gov.template_id.form527ez_confirmation_email)
-    end
-
     # Run after a claim is saved, this processes any files and workflows that are present
     # and sends them to our internal partners for processing.
     # Only removed Sidekiq call from super
diff --git a/modules/pensions/app/sidekiq/pensions/pension_benefit_intake_job.rb b/modules/pensions/app/sidekiq/pensions/pension_benefit_intake_job.rb
index 3bbf47fdd6..675a948fe3 100644
--- a/modules/pensions/app/sidekiq/pensions/pension_benefit_intake_job.rb
+++ b/modules/pensions/app/sidekiq/pensions/pension_benefit_intake_job.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 require 'lighthouse/benefits_intake/metadata'
 require 'pensions/tag_sentry'
 require 'pensions/monitor'
+require 'pensions/notification_email'
 require 'pdf_utilities/datestamp_pdf'
 
 module Pensions
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ def form_submission_polling
     # Being VANotify job to send email to veteran
     #
     def send_confirmation_email
-      @claim.respond_to?(:send_confirmation_email) && @claim.send_confirmation_email
+      Pensions::NotificationEmail.new(@claim).deliver(:confirmation)
+      # @claim.respond_to?(:send_confirmation_email) && @claim.send_confirmation_email
     rescue => e
       @pension_monitor.track_send_confirmation_email_failure(@claim, @intake_service, @user_account_uuid, e)
     end
diff --git a/modules/pensions/lib/pensions/notification_email.rb b/modules/pensions/lib/pensions/notification_email.rb
index b558041945..8f0d045ee3 100644
--- a/modules/pensions/lib/pensions/notification_email.rb
+++ b/modules/pensions/lib/pensions/notification_email.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ module Pensions
   class NotificationEmail < ::VANotify::NotificationEmail::SavedClaim
     # @see VANotify::NotificationEmail::SavedClaim
     # pass thru to super class, no additional processing needed
-    def initialize(_saved_claim)
-      super(claim, 'pensions')
+    def initialize(saved_claim)
+      super(saved_claim, service_name: 'pensions')
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/modules/pensions/spec/models/pensions/saved_claim_spec.rb b/modules/pensions/spec/models/pensions/saved_claim_spec.rb
index 87ba96dca5..1924a1a9fa 100644
--- a/modules/pensions/spec/models/pensions/saved_claim_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/pensions/spec/models/pensions/saved_claim_spec.rb
@@ -63,24 +63,6 @@
         expect { claim.destroy }.to change(PersistentAttachment, :count).by(-2)
       end
     end
-
-    it '#send_confirmation_email' do
-      allow(VANotify::EmailJob).to receive(:perform_async)
-      allow(Settings.vanotify.services.va_gov.template_id).to receive(:form527ez_confirmation_email).and_return(0)
-
-      claim.send_confirmation_email
-      claim.send_confirmation_email
-
-      expect(VANotify::EmailJob).to have_received(:perform_async).with(
-        'foo@foo.com',
-        0,
-        {
-          'first_name' => 'TEST',
-          'date_submitted' => Time.zone.today.strftime('%B %d, %Y'),
-          'confirmation_number' => claim.guid
-        }
-      ).once
-    end
   end
 
   describe '#email' do
@@ -88,4 +70,10 @@
       expect(instance.email).to eq('foo@foo.com')
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#first_name' do
+    it 'returns the users first name' do
+      expect(instance.first_name).to eq('Test')
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/modules/pensions/spec/sidekiq/pensions/pension_benefit_intake_job_spec.rb b/modules/pensions/spec/sidekiq/pensions/pension_benefit_intake_job_spec.rb
index 84123a1006..da93428348 100644
--- a/modules/pensions/spec/sidekiq/pensions/pension_benefit_intake_job_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/pensions/spec/sidekiq/pensions/pension_benefit_intake_job_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 require 'lighthouse/benefits_intake/service'
 require 'lighthouse/benefits_intake/metadata'
+require 'pensions/notification_email'
 
 RSpec.describe Pensions::PensionBenefitIntakeJob, :uploader_helpers do
   stub_virus_scan
@@ -161,16 +162,21 @@
 
   describe '#send_confirmation_email' do
     let(:monitor_error) { create(:monitor_error) }
+    let(:notification) { double('notification') }
 
     before do
       job.instance_variable_set(:@claim, claim)
-      allow(claim).to receive(:send_confirmation_email).and_raise(monitor_error)
+
+      allow(Pensions::NotificationEmail).to receive(:new).and_return(notification)
+      allow(notification).to receive(:deliver).and_raise(monitor_error)
 
       job.instance_variable_set(:@pension_monitor, monitor)
       allow(monitor).to receive(:track_send_confirmation_email_failure)
     end
 
     it 'errors and logs but does not reraise' do
+      expect(Pensions::NotificationEmail).to receive(:new).with claim
+      expect(notification).to receive(:deliver).with(:confirmation)
       expect(monitor).to receive(:track_send_confirmation_email_failure)
       job.send(:send_confirmation_email)
     end