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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 · § 1161

§ 1161. Payment of disability compensation in disability severance cases

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The deduction of disability severance pay from disability compensation, to the extent required by section 1212(d) of title 10, shall be made at a monthly rate not in excess of the rate of compensation to which the former member would be entitled based on the degree of such former member’s disability as determined on the initial Department rating.
(Added Pub. L. 91–241, May 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 203, § 361; amended Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(23), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1379; Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, § 702(4), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1009; renumbered § 1161 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(a)(3), (4), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 406; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVI, § 1646(c), as added Pub. L. 110–389, title I, § 103(a)(2), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4148.)
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  • Pub. L. 91–241
  • 84 Stat. 203
  • Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(23)
  • 90 Stat. 1379
  • Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, § 702(4)
  • 97 Stat. 1009
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • 105 Stat. 404
  • Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVI, § 1646(c)
  • Pub. L. 110–389, title I, § 103(a)(2)
  • 122 Stat. 4148
  • Pub. L. 110–181, § 1646(c)
  • Pub. L. 110–389, § 103(a)(2)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • section 361 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3)
  • Pub. L. 98–160
  • Pub. L. 94–433
  • Pub. L. 110–389, title I, § 103(b)
  • Pub. L. 110–181
  • section 1646(c) of Pub. L. 110–181
  • section 1646(d) of Pub. L. 110–181
  • section 406 of Pub. L. 94–433
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§ 1161
Payment of disability compensation in disability severance cases
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–241
Stat.84 Stat. 203
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(23)
Stat.90 Stat. 1379
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, § 702(4)
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