- SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL (§§ 1101 – 1104)
- SUBCHAPTER II—WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION (§§ 1110 – 1120)
- SUBCHAPTER III—WARTIME DEATH COMPENSATION (§§ 1121 – 1122)
- SUBCHAPTER IV—PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION (§§ 1131 – 1137)
- SUBCHAPTER V—PEACETIME DEATH COMPENSATION (§§ 1141 – 1143)
- SUBCHAPTER VI—GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS (§§ 1151 – 1167)
- SUBCHAPTER VII—DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION BASED ON TOXIC EXPOSURE (§§ 1171 – 1176)
38 U.S. Code Chapter 11 - COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH
2022—Pub. L. 117–328, div. V, title IV, § 404(a)(2), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5512, added item 1167 “Mental health consultations” at end of table of sections for this chapter.
Pub. L. 117–271, § 1(b)(2), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4180, added item 1166 and struck out former item 1166 “Specialized teams to evaluate claims involving military sexual trauma”.
Pub. L. 117–168, § 1(b)(2), title II, §§ 202(a), 203(a), title III, §§ 302, 303, title IV, §§ 403(d), 406(b), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1759, 1766, 1775, 1777, 1779, 1781, 1784, added item for subchapter VII and items 1119, 1120, 1167, and 1168 and substituted “certain locations” for “the Republic of Vietnam” in item 1116.
2021—Pub. L. 117–16, § 7(a)(1), (b)(3), June 8, 2021, 135 Stat. 284, 285, renumbered item 1164 “Specialized teams to evaluate claims involving military sexual trauma” as 1166 and made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 116–315, § 4101(b). See Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 116–315, title V, §§ 5501(a)(2), 5502(b), Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 5048, 5050, added item 1164 “Specialized teams to evaluate claims involving military sexual trauma” and item 1165.
Pub. L. 116–315, title IV, § 4101(b), Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 5008, as amended by Pub. L. 117–16, § 7(b)(3), June 8, 2021, 135 Stat. 285, added item 1164 “Presumptions of service-connection for Coronavirus Disease 2019”.
2019—Pub. L. 116–23, §§ 2(b), 3(b), June 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 968, 970, added items 1116A and 1116B.
2008—Pub. L. 110–389, title II, § 211(c), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4151, added item 1156.
2001—Pub. L. 107–103, title II, § 201(c)(2)(B), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 988, substituted “Presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents; presumption of exposure for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam” for “Presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents” in item 1116.
1998—Pub. L. 105–368, title X, § 1005(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3364, renumbered item 1103 “Cost-of-living adjustments” as 1104.
Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title XVI, § 1602(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–744, added item 1118.
Pub. L. 105–178, title VIII, § 8202(a)(2), as added by Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, § 9014(a), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 865, added item 1103 “Special provisions relating to claims based upon effects of tobacco products”.
1997—Pub. L. 105–33, title VIII, § 8031(a)(2), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 668, added item 1103 “Cost-of-living adjustments”.
1994—Pub. L. 103–446, title I, § 106(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4651, added item 1117.
1992—Pub. L. 102–568, title IV, § 401(d)(2), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4336, substituted “Trial work periods and vocational rehabilitation for certain veterans with total disability ratings” for “Temporary program for trial work periods and vocational rehabilitation for certain veterans with total disability ratings” in item 1163.
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(b)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, renumbered items 301 to 363 as 1101 to 1163, respectively.
Pub. L. 102–4, § 2(a)(2), Feb. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 13, added item 316.
1986—Pub. L. 99–576, title I, § 109(a)(2), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3253, amended item 360 generally, substituting “loss of paired organs or extremities” for “blindness or bilateral kidney involvement or bilateral deafness”.
1984—Pub. L. 98–543, title I, § 111(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2739, added item 363.
1982—Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(9), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1305, added item 361.
1976—Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, §§ 401(1), 404(5), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1377, 1378, substituted “surviving spouses” for “widows” in item 302 and struck out item 356 “Minimum rating for arrested tuberculosis”.
1974—Pub. L. 93–295, title II, § 206(c), May 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 183, struck out item 343 “Conditions under which wartime rates payable”.
1972—Pub. L. 92–328, title I, §§ 103(b), 108(d), June 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 394, 396, struck out item 336 “Conditions under which wartime rates payable” and added item 362.
1970—Pub. L. 91–376, § 3(c), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 789, inserted reference to disabilities in item 312.
1966—Pub. L. 89–358, § 7(b), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 27, added item 337.
1965—Pub. L. 89–311, § 3(c), Oct. 31, 1965, 79 Stat. 1155, inserted reference to bilateral deafness in item 360.
1962—Pub. L. 87–610, § 2, Aug. 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 406, added item 360.
1960—Pub. L. 86–501, § 2, June 10, 1960, 74 Stat. 195, added item 359.
Pub. L. 117–168, title VI, Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1792, provided that: