United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 38. VETERANS’ BENEFITS |
Part II. GENERAL BENEFITS |
Chapter 13. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS |
SubChapter I. GENERAL |
§ 1304. Special provisions relating to surviving spouses
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No dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to the surviving spouse of a veteran dying after December 31, 1956 , unless such surviving spouse was married to such veteran—(1) before the expiration of fifteen years after the termination of the period of service in which the injury or disease causing the death of the veteran was incurred or aggravated; or (2) for one year or more; or (3) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage.
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 404 of this title as this section.
1976—Pub. L. 94–433, § 405(4), (5), substituted “surviving spouse”, “such surviving spouse”, and “such veteran” for “widow”, “she”, and “him”, respectively, in introductory clause and “surviving spouses” for “widows” in section catchline.
1967—Pub. L. 90–77 qualified widow of a veteran for receipt of compensation by reducing in par. (2) the requisite marriage period from five years to one year and by making her eligible for benefits in par. (3) in event of antenuptial birth.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–433 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–77 effective first day of first calendar month which begins more than ten days after