38 U.S.C. § 1533 — Children of Civil War veterans

submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-857 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 62 words · no verdicts yet

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If no surviving spouse is entitled to a pension, the Secretary must pay the children of a qualifying Civil War veteran a monthly pension. The amount is $73.13 for one child plus $8.13 for each additional child, divided equally.

If no surviving spouse is entitled to a pension under 38 U.S.C. § 1532, the Secretary must pay the children of each Civil War veteran who met that section’s service requirements $73.13 per month for one child, plus $8.13 per month for each additional child. The total must be divided equally among the children.

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Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under section 1532 of this title, the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Civil War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1532 of this title a pension at the monthly rate of $73.13 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137, § 533; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, § 106(25), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018; renumbered § 1533 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)

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1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-857 · 72 Stat. 1137
1975Amended · Pub. L. 94-169 · 89 Stat. 1018
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 404

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