Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§1142 Rates of Peacetime Death Compensation
Title 38 › PART II — GENERAL BENEFITS › CHAPTER 11 — COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › SUBCHAPTER V — PEACETIME DEATH COMPENSATION › § 1142
Summary
Use the monthly payment amounts listed in the part of the law that sets monthly rates when figuring death-compensation payments under the related rule.
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Title 38, §1142
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For the purposes of section 1141 of this title, the monthly rates of death compensation payable shall be those specified in section 1122 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 342 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1141” for “341” and “1122” for “322”. 1974—Pub. L. 93–295 substituted “those specified in section 322 of this title” for “equal to 80 per centum of the rates prescribed by section 322 of this title, adjusted upward or downward to the nearest dollar, counting fifty cents and over as a whole dollar”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1974 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–295 effective May 1, 1974, see section 401 of Pub. L. 93–295, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 1142
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102