Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73not60
§1914 Statutory Total Disabilities
Title 38 › Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 19— INSURANCE › Subchapter I— NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE › § 1914
Summary
For insurance purposes, permanently losing the use of both feet, both hands, both eyes, one foot and one hand, one foot and one eye, one hand and one eye, complete loss of hearing in both ears, or loss of speech from organic causes must be treated as total disability. This does not stop any other cause of disability from also being recognized.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §1914
Veterans' Benefits — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Without prejudice to any other cause of disability, the permanent loss of the use of both feet, of both hands, or of both eyes, or of one foot and one hand, or of one foot and one eye, or of one hand and one eye, or the total loss of hearing of both ears, or the organic loss of speech, shall be deemed total disability for insurance purposes.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
38 U.S.C. § 1914
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60