Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102

§1909 Effective Date of Insurance

Title 38 › PART II — GENERAL BENEFITS › CHAPTER 19 — INSURANCE › SUBCHAPTER I — NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE › § 1909

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Coverage may start by the first day of the next calendar month; the U.S. is not responsible for deaths that happen before then.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §1909

Veterans' Benefits, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Insurance may be made effective, as specified in the application, not later than the first day of the calendar month following the date of application therefor, but the United States shall not be liable thereunder for death occurring before such effective date.

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Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 709 of this title as this section.

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 1909

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102