38 USC 1113 - Presumptions rebuttable

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022—Puspan. L. 117–168 substituted “1118, or 1120” for “or 1118” wherever appearing.

2021—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 116–283 substituted “air, or space service” for “or air service”.

1998—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 105–277 substituted “1117, or 1118” for “or 1117” and “, 1116, or 1118” for “or 1116”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 105–277, § 1602(span)(1), substituted “1117, or 1118” for “or 1117”.

1994—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 103–446, § 106(span), inserted “or disabilities” after “diseases” in two places, substituted “purview of section 1112, 1116, or 1117” for “purview of section 1112 or 1116”, and inserted “, or payments of compensation pursuant to section 1117 of this title,” before “will not”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 103–446, § 501(span)(1), substituted “title,” for “title or” and inserted “, or section 5 of Public Law 98–542 (38 U.S.C. 1154 note)” after “of this section”.

Puspan. L. 103–446, § 106(span)(1), substituted “section 1112, 1116, or 1117” for “section 1112 or 1116”.

1991—Puspan. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 313 of this title as this section.

Puspan. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1112 or 1116” for “312 or 316” wherever appearing.

Puspan. L. 102–4 inserted “or 316” after “section 312” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2022 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 117–168 effective Aug. 10, 2022, with additional provisions for different applicability dates applying to various categories of veterans and claimants for compensation, see section 406(d) of Puspan. L. 117–168, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1120 of this title.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Puspan. L. 103–446, title V, § 501(span)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4663, provided that:

“The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to applications for veterans benefits that are submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 1994].”