Basic entitlement

• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-13 (published on www.congress.gov on 08/07/2023)
• Citation: 38 U.S.C. § 1110

For disability resulting from personal injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty, or for aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty, in the active military, naval, air, or space service, during a period of war, the United States will pay to any veteran thus disabled and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from the period of service in which said injury or disease was incurred, or preexisting injury or disease was aggravated, compensation as provided in this subchapter, but no compensation shall be paid if the disability is a result of the veteran's own willful misconduct or abuse of alcohol or drugs.

Cite as 38 U.S.C. § 1110

Source: Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1119, §310; Pub. L. 101-508, title VIII, §8052(a)(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-351; renumbered § 1110,Pub. L. 102-83, §5(a)1110,, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 105-178, title VIII, §8202(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 492; Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, §9014(a), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 865; Pub. L. 116-283, div. A, title IX, §926(a)(7), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3830.

current through 5/23/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

2021- Pub. L. 116-283 substituted "air, or space service" for "or air service".

1998- Pub. L. 105-178 which directed the substitution of ", abuse of alcohol or drugs, or use of tobacco products" for "or abuse of alcohol or drugs" before the period at end, was amended generally by Pub. L. 105-206 which provided that the amendments made by that section as originally enacted shall be treated for all purposes as not having been made. See Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note below.