Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§5311 Prohibition of certain benefit payments
Title 38 › Part PART IV— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS › § 5311
Summary
No survivor benefits if a widow's pre‑87–674 relationship with a man would have disqualified her under the VA's prior rule.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §5311
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There shall be no payment of dependency and indemnity compensation, death compensation, or death pension which, because of a widow’s relationship with another man before enactment of Public Law 87–674, would not have been payable by the Veterans’ Administration under the standard for determining remarriage applied by that agency before said enactment.
Legislative History
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References in Text
Public Law 87–674, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 87–674, Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 558, which was enacted Sept. 19, 1962, and amended section 101, 103, and 3010 [now 5110] of this title to provide for the restoration of certain widows and children to the benefit rolls upon annulment of their marriages or remarriages.
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3111 of this title as this section.
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 5311
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73