Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73not60
§1533 Children of Civil War Veterans
Title 38 › Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 15— PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE › Subchapter III— PENSIONS TO SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN › § 1533
Summary
If there is no surviving spouse eligible for the pension under section 1532, the Secretary must pay the veteran’s children a monthly benefit of $73.13 for the first child and $8.13 more for each extra child. The total amount is split evenly among the children.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §1533
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Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under section 1532 of this title, the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Civil War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1532 of this title a pension at the monthly rate of $73.13 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 533 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1532” for “532” in two places. Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. 1975—Pub. L. 94–169 substituted “surviving spouse” for “widow”.
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Effective Date
of 1975 Amendment Pub. L. 94–169, title I, § 106, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1017, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 1533
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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