38 U.S.C. § 5112 — Effective dates of reductions and discontinuances
submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-857 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 396 words · no verdicts yet
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Except as otherwise specified in this section, the effective date of reduction or discontinuance of compensation*, dependency and indemnity compensation*, or pension* shall be fixed in accordance with the facts found.
The effective date of a reduction or discontinuance of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension—
by reason of marriage or remarriage, or death of a payee shall be the last day of the month before such marriage, remarriage, or death occurs;
by reason of marriage, annulment, divorce, or death of a dependent of a payee shall be the last day of the month in which such marriage, annulment, divorce, or death occurs;
by reason of receipt of active service pay or retirement pay shall be the day before the date such pay began;
by reason of—
change in income shall (except as provided in section 5312 of this title) be the last day of the month in which the change occurred; and
change in corpus of estate shall be the last day of the calendar year in which the change occurred;
by reason of a change in disability or employability of a veteran* in receipt of pension shall be the last day of the month in which discontinuance of the award is approved;
by reason of change in law or administrative issue, change in interpretation of a law or administrative issue, or, for compensation purposes, a change in service-connected* or employability status or change in physical condition shall be the last day of the month following sixty days from the date of notice* to the payee of the reduction or discontinuance;
by reason of the discontinuance of school attendance of a payee or a dependent of a payee shall be the last day of the month in which such discontinuance occurred;
by reason of termination of a temporary increase in compensation for hospitalization or treatment shall be the last day of the month in which the hospital discharge or termination of treatment occurred, whichever is earlier;
by reason of an erroneous award based on an act of commission or omission by the beneficiary, or with the beneficiary’s knowledge, shall be the effective date of the award; and
by reason of an erroneous award based solely on administrative error or error in judgment shall be the date of last payment.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1227, § 3012; Pub. L. 87–825, § 2, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 949; Pub. L. 89–730, § 3, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1159; Pub. L. 90–275, § 5, Mar. 28, 1968, 82 Stat. 68; Pub. L. 92–198, § 3, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 402, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1378; Pub. L. 95–588, title III, § 303, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2506; Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 402(a), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 802; Pub. L. 99–576, title V, § 503, title VII, § 701(64), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3286, 3296; renumbered § 5112 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), (d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 107–103, title II, § 204(b)(2), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 990; Pub. L. 117–168, title VIII, § 807(a)(4), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1806.)
- 1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-857 · 72 Stat. 1227
- 1962Amended · Pub. L. 87-825 · 76 Stat. 949
- 1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-730 · 80 Stat. 1159
- 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-275 · 82 Stat. 68
- 1971Amended · Pub. L. 92-198 · 85 Stat. 664
- 1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-433 · 90 Stat. 1378
- 1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-588 · 92 Stat. 2506
- 1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-253 · 96 Stat. 802
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-576 · 100 Stat. 3286, 3296
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-40 · 105 Stat. 238, 239
- 2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-103 · 115 Stat. 990
- 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-168 · 136 Stat. 1806
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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