38 U.S.C. § 1159 — Protection of service connection
submitted 66 years ago by Pub. L. 86-501 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 93 words · no verdicts yet
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Service connection for any disability or death granted under this title which has been in force for ten or more years shall not be severed on or after January 1, 1962, except upon a showing that the original grant of service connection was based on fraud or it is clearly shown from military records that the person concerned did not have the requisite service or character of discharge. The mentioned period shall be computed from the date determined by the Secretary* as the date on which the status commenced for rating purposes.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 86–501, § 1, June 10, 1960, 74 Stat. 195, § 359; amended Pub. L. 87–825, § 6, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 950; renumbered § 1159 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
- 1960Enacted · Pub. L. 86-501 · 74 Stat. 195
- 1962Amended · Pub. L. 87-825 · 76 Stat. 950
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 404
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 86-501 on 1960-06-10.
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