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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH · SUBCHAPTER IV— PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION · § 1137

§ 1137. Wartime presumptions for certain veterans

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For the purposes of this subchapter and subchapter V of this chapter and notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1132 and 1133 of this subchapter, the provisions of sections 1111, 1112, and 1113 of this chapter shall be applicable in the case of any veteran who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service after December 31, 1946.
(Added Pub. L. 89–358, § 7(a), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 27, § 337; amended Pub. L. 93–295, title II, § 205, May 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 183; renumbered § 1137 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(13), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3830.)
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  • Pub. L. 89–358, § 7(a)
  • 80 Stat. 27
  • Pub. L. 93–295, title II, § 205
  • 88 Stat. 183
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • 105 Stat. 406
  • 134 Stat. 3830
  • section 337 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)
  • Pub. L. 93–295
  • section 401 of Pub. L. 93–295
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§ 1137
Wartime presumptions for certain veterans
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–358, § 7(a)
Stat.80 Stat. 27
Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–295, title II, § 205
Stat.88 Stat. 183
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
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