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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 61— RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY · § 1219

§ 1219. Statement of origin of disease or injury: limitations

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A member of an armed force may not be required to sign a statement relating to the origin, incurrence, or aggravation of a disease or injury that he has. Any such statement against his interests, signed by a member, is invalid.
(Added Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, § 2201(31)(A), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 160; amended Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 107(c), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 509.)
Historical and Revision Notes
1962 Act
Sections 1218 and 1219 are restated, without substantive change, to conform to the style adopted for title 10.
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  • Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, § 2201(31)(A)
  • 71 Stat. 160
  • Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 107(c)
  • 76 Stat. 509
  • Pub. L. 87–651
  • section 2301 of Pub. L. 85–56
  • 71 Stat. 172
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§ 1219
Statement of origin of disease or injury: limitations
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, § 2201(31)(A)
Stat.71 Stat. 160
Pub. L.Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 107(c)
Stat.76 Stat. 509
Pub. L.Pub. L. 87–651
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