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Source

(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1125, § 355; Pub. L. 98–223, title I, § 101(c), Mar. 2, 1984, 98 Stat. 38; renumbered § 1155 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5 (a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 102–86, title I, § 103(a), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 414.)

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–86 amended this section as in effect before the redesignations made by Pub. L. 102–83, § 5, by inserting at end “However, in no event shall such a readjustment in the rating schedule cause a veteran’s disability rating in effect on the effective date of the readjustment to be reduced unless an improvement in the veteran’s disability is shown to have occurred.”
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 355 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.
1984—Pub. L. 98–223 substituted “percent” for “per centum” wherever appearing.

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Section 103(b) of Pub. L. 102–86 provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with regard to changes in rating schedules that take effect after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 14, 1991].”

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–223 effective Apr. 1, 1984, see section 107 of Pub. L. 98–223, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


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