Title 38

Veterans' Benefits

1,157 sections in this title — page 1 of 12.

§ 101

Definitions

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 102

Dependent parents

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 103

Special provisions relating to marriages

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 104

Approval of educational institutions

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 105

Line of duty and misconduct

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 106

Certain service deemed to be active service

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 107

Certain service deemed not to be active service

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 108

Seven-year absence presumption of death

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 109

Benefits for discharged members of allied forces

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 110

Preservation of disability ratings

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 1101

Definitions

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1102

Special provisions relating to surviving spouses

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1103

Special provisions relating to claims based upon effects of tobacco products

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1104

Cost-of-living adjustments

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 111

Payments or allowances for beneficiary travel

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 1110

Basic entitlement

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1111

Presumption of sound condition

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1112

Presumptions relating to certain diseases and disabilities

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1113

Presumptions rebuttable

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1114

Rates of wartime disability compensation

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1115

Additional compensation for dependents

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1116

Presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents; presumption of exposure for veterans who served in certain locations

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1116A

Presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1116B

Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1117

Compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1118

Presumptions of service connection for illnesses associated with service in the Persian Gulf during the Persian Gulf War

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1119

Presumptions of toxic exposure

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 111A

Transportation of individuals to and from Department facilities

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 112

Presidential memorial certificate program

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 1120

Presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to burn pits and other toxins

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter II— WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1121

Basic entitlement

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter III— WARTIME DEATH COMPENSATION

§ 1122

Rates of wartime death compensation

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter III— WARTIME DEATH COMPENSATION

§ 113

Treatment of certain programs under sequestration procedures

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 1131

Basic entitlement

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter IV— PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1132

Presumption of sound condition

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter IV— PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1133

Presumptions relating to certain diseases

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter IV— PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1134

Rates of peacetime disability compensation

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter IV— PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1135

Additional compensation for dependents

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter IV— PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 1137

Wartime presumptions for certain veterans

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter IV— PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION

§ 114

Multiyear procurement

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 1141

Basic entitlement

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter V— PEACETIME DEATH COMPENSATION

§ 1142

Rates of peacetime death compensation

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter V— PEACETIME DEATH COMPENSATION

§ 115

Acquisition of real property

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 1151

Benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1152

Persons heretofore having a compensable status

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1153

Aggravation

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1154

Consideration to be accorded time, place, and circumstances of service

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1155

Authority for schedule for rating disabilities

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1156

Temporary disability ratings

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1157

Combination of certain ratings

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1158

Disappearance

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1159

Protection of service connection

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 116

Reports to Congress: cost information

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 1160

Special consideration for certain cases of loss of paired organs or extremities

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1161

Payment of disability compensation in disability severance cases

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1162

Clothing allowance

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1163

Trial work periods and vocational rehabilitation for certain veterans with total disability ratings

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1164

Presumptions of service-connection for Coronavirus Disease 2019

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1165

Choice of sex of medical examiner for certain disabilities

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1166

Claims involving military sexual trauma

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1167

Mental health consultations

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 1168

Medical nexus examinations for toxic exposure risk activities

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS

§ 117

Advance appropriations for certain accounts

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 1171

Procedures to determine presumptions of service connection based on toxic exposure; definitions

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › Subchapter VII— DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION BASED ON TOXIC EXPOSURE

§ 1172

Annual notice and opportunity for public comment

§ 1173

Formal evaluation of recommendations

§ 1174

Regulations regarding presumptions of service connection based on toxic exposure

§ 1175

Authority to modify process; congressional oversight

§ 1176

Agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine concerning toxic exposures

§ 118

Submission of reports to Congress in electronic form

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 119

Contracting for statistical analyses and data evaluation

Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 1— GENERAL

§ 1301

Definitions

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1302

Determination of pay grade

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1303

Cost-of-living adjustments

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1304

Special provisions relating to surviving spouses

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1305

Reevaluation of dependency and indemnity compensation determinations pursuant to changes in presumptions of service connection

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1310

Deaths entitling survivors to dependency and indemnity compensation

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

§ 1311

Dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving spouse

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

§ 1312

Benefits in certain cases of in-service or service-connected deaths

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

§ 1313

Dependency and indemnity compensation to children

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

§ 1314

Supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation to children

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

§ 1315

Dependency and indemnity compensation to parents

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

§ 1316

Dependency and indemnity compensation in cases of prior deaths

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

§ 1317

Restriction on payments under this chapter

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

§ 1318

Benefits for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

§ 1321

Certifications with respect to pay grade

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter III— CERTIFICATIONS

§ 1322

Certifications with respect to social security entitlement

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter III— CERTIFICATIONS

§ 1323

Certifications with respect to circumstances of death

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS › Subchapter III— CERTIFICATIONS

§ 1501

Definitions

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1502

Determinations with respect to disability

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1503

Determinations with respect to annual income

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1504

Persons heretofore having a pensionable status

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1505

Payment of pension during confinement in penal institutions

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1506

Resource reports and overpayment adjustments

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1507

Disappearance

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1508

Frequency of payment of pension benefits

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter I— GENERAL

§ 1511

Indian War veterans

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter II— VETERANS’ PENSIONS

§ 1512

Spanish-American War veterans

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter II— VETERANS’ PENSIONS

§ 1513

Veterans 65 years of age and older

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter II— VETERANS’ PENSIONS

§ 1521

Veterans of a period of war

Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter II— VETERANS’ PENSIONS

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