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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 11— COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH · SUBCHAPTER VI— GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS · § 1157

§ 1157. Combination of certain ratings

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The Secretary shall provide for the combination of ratings and pay compensation at the rates prescribed in subchapter II of this chapter to those veterans who served during a period of war and during any other time, who have suffered disability in line of duty in each period of service.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1125, § 357; renumbered § 1157 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1125
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • 105 Stat. 404–406
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • section 357 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1)
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§ 1157
Combination of certain ratings
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Stat.105 Stat. 404–406
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
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