38 U.S.C. § 1131 — Basic entitlement
submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-857 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 116 words · no verdicts yet
This section establishes the basic entitlement described in its text. It states who is covered and the conditions for receiving that entitlement.
For disability resulting from personal injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty, or for aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty, in the active military, naval, air, or space service*, during other than a period of war*, the United States will pay to any veteran* thus disabled and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from the period of service in which said injury or disease was incurred, or preexisting injury or disease was aggravated, compensation* as provided in this subchapter, but no compensation shall be paid if the disability is a result of the veteran’s own willful misconduct or abuse of alcohol or drugs.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1122, § 331; Pub. L. 101–508, title VIII, § 8052(a)(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–351; renumbered § 1131, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 105–178, title VIII, § 8202(b), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 492; Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, § 9014(a), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 865; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(10), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3830.)
- 1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-857 · 72 Stat. 1122
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-508 · 104 Stat. 1388
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 406
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-178 · 112 Stat. 492
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-206 · 112 Stat. 865
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 3830
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 85-857 on 1958-09-02.
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