Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§7806 Settlement or Compromise: Final and Conclusive
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle B— Army › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › Chapter 781— MILITARY CLAIMS › § 7806
Summary
When payment is accepted to settle a claim under sections 7802 or 7803, the settlement is final and cannot be reopened or changed. This applies even if another law says something different.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7806
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon acceptance of payment the settlement or compromise of a claim under section 7802 or 7803 of this title is final and conclusive.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 480610:1861 (35 words before 1st proviso).10:1862 (last 32 words of 2d sentence).Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 524, §§ 1 (35 words before 1st proviso), 2 (last 32 words of 2d sentence), 65 Stat. 572, 573. The words “for all purposes” and “to the contrary”, in 10:1861 and 1862; “by the claimant and not until then”, in 10:1861; and “but not until then”, in 10:1862; are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 7802 or 7803” for “section 4802 or 4803”. Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(d), renumbered section 4806 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7806
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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