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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 13— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS · SUBCHAPTER II— DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION · § 1317

§ 1317. Restriction on payments under this chapter

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), no person eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation by reason of any death occurring after December 31, 1956, shall be eligible by reason of such death for any payments under
(1)provisions of law administered by the Secretary providing for the payment of death compensation or death pension, or
(2)subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5.
(b)A surviving spouse who is eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation may elect to receive death pension instead of such compensation.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1132, § 417; Pub. L. 91–291, § 13(a), (b), June 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 332; Pub. L. 92–197, § 5, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 662; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(11), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1305; renumbered § 1317 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(a)(1), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403, 406; Pub. L. 103–446, title I, § 111(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4654.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1132
  • Pub. L. 91–291, § 13(a)
  • 84 Stat. 332
  • Pub. L. 92–197, § 5
  • 85 Stat. 662
  • Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(11)
  • 96 Stat. 1305
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • 105 Stat. 403
  • Pub. L. 103–446, title I, § 111(a)
  • 108 Stat. 4654
  • Pub. L. 103–446
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • section 417 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1)
  • Pub. L. 97–295
  • Pub. L. 92–197
  • section 724 of this title
  • Pub. L. 91–291
  • section 10 of Pub. L. 92–197
  • Pub. L. 91–291, § 13(c)
  • Pub. L. 91–291, § 14(a)
  • Pub. L. 92–197, § 8
  • section 417(a) of title 38
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§ 1317
Restriction on payments under this chapter
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–857
Stat.72 Stat. 1132
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–291, § 13(a)
Stat.84 Stat. 332
Pub. L.Pub. L. 92–197, § 5
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