Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§420 Disability Provisions Inapplicable If Benefit Rights Impaired

Title 42 › CHAPTER 7 — SOCIAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER II — FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS › § 420

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Title 42, §420

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None of the provisions of this subchapter relating to periods of disability shall apply in any case in which their application would result in the denial of monthly benefits or a lump-sum death payment which would otherwise be payable under this subchapter; nor shall they apply in the case of any monthly benefit or lump-sum death payment under this subchapter if such benefit or payment would be greater without their application.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 420, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title II, § 220, as added
July 18, 1952, ch. 945, § 3(e), 66 Stat. 772, relating to inapplicability of disability provisions if benefits were reduced, ceased to be in effect at the close of
June 30, 1953. See Effective and Termination Date of 1952 Amendment note set out under section 413 of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 420

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102