38 U.S.C. § 1719 — Repair or replacement of certain prosthetic and other appliances

submitted 64 years ago by Pub. L. 87-850 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 69 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary may repair or replace any artificial limb, truss, brace, hearing aid, spectacles, or similar appliance (not including dental appliances) reasonably necessary to a veteran and belonging to such veteran which was damaged or destroyed by a fall or other accident caused by a service-connected disability for which such veteran is in receipt of, or but for the receipt of retirement pay would be entitled to, disability compensation.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 87–850, § 1(a), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126, § 619; amended Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 210(a)(6), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2862; renumbered § 1719 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)

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1962Enacted · Pub. L. 87-850 · 76 Stat. 1126
1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-581 · 90 Stat. 2862
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 404

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 87-850 on 1962-10-23.

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