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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH · SUBCHAPTER V— PEACETIME DEATH COMPENSATION · § 1141

§ 1141. 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, air, or space service, in line of duty, during other than a period of war, shall be entitled to receive compensation as hereinafter provided in this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1123, § 341; Pub. L. 92–197, § 6, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 662; Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(18), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1379; renumbered § 1141, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(14), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3830.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1123
  • Pub. L. 92–197, § 6
  • 85 Stat. 662
  • Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(18)
  • 90 Stat. 1379
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • 105 Stat. 406
  • 134 Stat. 3830
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • section 341 of this title
  • 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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§ 1141
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–857
Stat.72 Stat. 1123
Pub. L.Pub. L. 92–197, § 6
Stat.85 Stat. 662
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(18)
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