Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73not60

§1958 Statutory Total Permanent Disability

Title 38 › Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 19— INSURANCE › Subchapter II— UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE › § 1958

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Counts certain permanent losses as total permanent disability for insurance. It covers eight specific losses: losing both feet, both hands, or both eyes; losing one foot plus one hand, one foot plus one eye, or one hand plus one eye; losing hearing in both ears; and permanent loss of speech. It has applied since April 6, 1917 and only applies to automatic insurance, yearly renewable term insurance, and United States Government life insurance issued before December 15, 1936.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §1958

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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 loss of hearing of both ears, or the organic loss of speech, shall be deemed total permanent disability for insurance purposes. This section shall be deemed to be in effect on and after April 6, 1917, and shall apply only to automatic insurance, yearly renewable term insurance, and United States Government life insurance issued prior to December 15, 1936.

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Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 758 of this title as this section.

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 1958

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60