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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH · SUBCHAPTER III— WARTIME DEATH COMPENSATION · § 1121

§ 1121. Basic entitlement

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The surviving spouse, child or children, and dependent parent or parents of any veteran who died before January 1, 1957 as the result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military, naval, or air service, in line of duty, during a period of war, shall be entitled to receive compensation at the monthly rates specified in section 1122 of this title.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1122, § 321; Pub. L. 92–197, § 6, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 662; Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(12), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1378; renumbered § 1121 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1122
  • Pub. L. 92–197, § 6
  • 85 Stat. 662
  • Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(12)
  • 90 Stat. 1378
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • 105 Stat. 406
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)
  • Pub. L. 94–433
  • Pub. L. 92–197
  • section 417(a) of this title
  • section 406 of Pub. L. 94–433
  • section 10 of Pub. L. 92–197
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–857
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 92–197, § 6
Stat.85 Stat. 662
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(12)
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