compensation
(13) The term “compensation” means a monthly payment made by the Secretary to a veteran because of service-connected disability, or to a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a veteran because of the service-connected death of the veteran occurring before January 1, 1957 .
Source
38 USC § 101(13)
Scoping language
None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (chapter 1) of this section.