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Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102

§1922A Legacy Supplemental Service Disabled Veterans’ Insurance for Totally Disabled Veterans

Title 38 › PART II — GENERAL BENEFITS › CHAPTER 19 — INSURANCE › SUBCHAPTER I — NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE › § 1922A

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

People who already have the insurance in 1922(a) and who qualify for a premium waiver under 1912 can get extra insurance up to $30,000. The extra coverage follows the same rules as the original 1922(a) insurance, but you must apply for it before you turn 65 and there is no premium waiver for this extra coverage. You must file an application with the Secretary by the later of October 31, 1993, or within one year after the Secretary tells you that you qualify for the waiver. The Secretary cannot accept any application after December 31, 2022. Except as allowed by 1922(d)(2)(B), you cannot have this supplemental insurance at the same time as coverage under 1922B.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §1922A

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(a)Any person insured under section 1922(a) of this title who qualifies for a waiver of premiums under section 1912 of this title is eligible, as provided in this section, for supplemental insurance in an amount not to exceed $30,000.
(b)To qualify for supplemental insurance under this section a person must file with the Secretary an application for such insurance. Such application must be filed not later than (1) October 31, 1993, or (2) the end of the one-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary notifies the person that the person is entitled to a waiver of premiums under section 1912 of this title, whichever is later. The Secretary may not accept any such application after December 31, 2022. Except as provided by section 1922(d)(2)(B), a veteran may not have supplemental insurance under this section and be insured under section 1922B simultaneously.
(c)Supplemental insurance granted under this section shall be granted upon the same terms and conditions as insurance granted under section 1922(a) of this title, except that such insurance may not be granted to a person under this section unless the application is made for such insurance before the person attains 65 years of age.
(d)No waiver of premiums shall be made in the case of any person for supplemental insurance granted under this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–315, § 2004(c)(2), substituted “Legacy supplemental” for “Supplemental” in section catchline. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–315, § 2004(b)(2), inserted at end “The Secretary may not accept any such application after
December 31, 2022. Except as provided by section 1922(d)(2)(B), a veteran may not have supplemental insurance under this section and be insured under section 1922B simultaneously.” 2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–275 substituted “$30,000” for “$20,000”. 1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–446 substituted “insurance. Such application must be filed not later than (1)
October 31, 1993, or (2) the end of the one-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary” for “insurance not later than the end of (1) the one-year period beginning on the first day of the first month following the month in which this section is enacted, or (2) the one-year period beginning on the date that the Department”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2010 Amendment Pub. L. 111–275, title IV, § 401(b), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2879, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2011.”

Effective Date

Pub. L. 102–568, title II, § 205, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4325, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this title [enacting this section and amending section 1967, 1977, and 2106 of this title] shall take effect on December 1, 1992.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

38 U.S.C. § 1922A

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102