PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may give a child of a veteran who served in or near the Korean DMZ and who has spina bifida the same health care, job training and rehab, and monthly money that children of Vietnam veterans with spina bifida get. To qualify, the parent must have served in or near the Korean demilitarized zone from September 1, 1967, to August 31, 1971, and the Secretary, working with the Secretary of Defense, must find the veteran was exposed to a herbicide chemical used in support of U.S. and allied operations there. The rule covers all kinds of spina bifida except spina bifida occulta.

Title 38, §1821

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(a)Benefits Authorized.—

The Secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Korea who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter I of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service in Korea were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter.

(b)Spina Bifida Conditions Covered.—

This section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta.

(c)Veteran of Covered Service in Korea.—

For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service in Korea is any individual, without regard to the characterization of that individual’s service, who—

(1)served in the active military, naval, or air service in or near the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971; and

(2)is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have been exposed to a herbicide agent during such service in or near the Korean demilitarized zone.

(d)Herbicide Agent.—

For purposes of this section, the term “herbicide agent” means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in or near the Korean demilitarized zone, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1821 was renumbered section 1831 of this title. Another prior section 1821 was renumbered section 3721 of this title.

§1821 Benefits for Children of Certain Korea Service Veterans Born with Spina Bifida

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Title 38, §1821

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