38 U.S.C. § 1523 — Combination of ratings
submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-857 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 75 words · no verdicts yet
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The Secretary* shall provide that, for the purpose of determining whether or not a veteran* is permanently and totally disabled, ratings for service-connected* disabilities may be combined with ratings for non-service-connected* disabilities.
Where a veteran, by virtue of subsection (a), is found to be entitled to a pension* under section 1521 of this title, and is entitled to compensation* for a service-connected disability, the Secretary shall pay such veteran the greater benefit.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1136, § 523; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, § 106(19), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018; renumbered § 1523 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
- 1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-857 · 72 Stat. 1136
- 1975Amended · Pub. L. 94-169 · 89 Stat. 1018
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 404
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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