ALLcrimesfood&drugstaxestelecomcommercehealthconservationtransportationagricultureveteransbrowse all titles »
0

38 U.S.C. § 1702 — Presumptions: psychosis after service in World War II and following periods of war; mental illness after service in the Persian Gulf War

submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-857 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 219 words · no verdicts yet

in plain englishAI-generated · not legal advice

Certain veterans are treated as having incurred psychosis during active service when it develops within two years after discharge and before the applicable date. Persian Gulf War veterans receive a similar rule for other active mental illness.

(a) A World War II, Korean-conflict, Vietnam-era, or Persian Gulf War veteran who develops active psychosis is deemed to have incurred it during active service if it develops within two years after discharge or release and before July 26, 1949; February 1, 1957; May 8, 1977; or the end of the two-year period beginning on the last day of the Persian Gulf War, respectively. (b) A Persian Gulf War veteran who develops active mental illness other than psychosis is deemed to have incurred it during active service if it develops within two years after discharge or release and before the end of the two-year period beginning on the war’s last day.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)Psychosis.—

For the purposes of this chapter, any veteran of World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, or the Persian Gulf War who developed an active psychosis (1) within two years after discharge or release from the active military, naval, or air service, and (2) before July 26, 1949, in the case of a veteran of World War II, before February 1, 1957, in the case of a veteran of the Korean conflict, before May 8, 1977, in the case of a Vietnam era veteran, or before the end of the two-year period beginning on the last day of the Persian Gulf War, in the case of a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, shall be deemed to have incurred such disability in the active military, naval, or air service.

(b)Mental Illness.—

For purposes of this chapter, any veteran of the Persian Gulf War who develops an active mental illness (other than psychosis) shall be deemed to have incurred such disability in the active military, naval, or air service if such veteran develops such disability—

(1)

within two years after discharge or release from the active military, naval, or air service; and

(2)

before the end of the two-year period beginning on the last day of the Persian Gulf War.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1141, § 602; Pub. L. 90–77, title II, § 203(a), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 183; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(16), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1306; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(20), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3292; Pub. L. 102–25, title III, § 334(b), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 88; renumbered § 1702, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVII, § 1708(a)(1), (2), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 493, 494.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-857 · 72 Stat. 1141
  • 1967Amended · Pub. L. 90-77 · 81 Stat. 183
  • 1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-295 · 96 Stat. 1306
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-576 · 100 Stat. 3292
  • 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-25 · 105 Stat. 88
  • 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 406
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-181 · 122 Stat. 493, 494

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 85-857 on 1958-09-02.

all 0 arguments · sorted by: best

0/280

no arguments yet — make the first case