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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL · § 1301

§ 1301. Definitions

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The term “veteran” includes a person who died in the active military, naval, air, or space service.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1126, § 401; Pub. L. 91–24, § 4(a), June 11, 1969, 83 Stat. 33; Pub. L. 91–96, § 5, Oct. 27, 1969, 83 Stat. 145; renumbered § 1301, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(16), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3830.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1126
  • Pub. L. 91–24, § 4(a)
  • 83 Stat. 33
  • Pub. L. 91–96, § 5
  • 83 Stat. 145
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • 105 Stat. 406
  • 134 Stat. 3830
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • Pub. L. 91–96
  • Pub. L. 91–24
  • section 8 of Pub. L. 91–96
  • section 8005 of Pub. L. 101–508
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