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NOTES:
Source
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1110; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(4), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3290; Pub. L. 100–689, title I, § 109, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4170; Pub. L. 101–508, title VIII, § 8052(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–351; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403.)
Amendments
1991—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration”.
1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–508 substituted “a result of the person’s own willful misconduct or abuse of alcohol or drugs” for “the result of the person’s own willful misconduct”.
1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–689 added subsec. (c).
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(4)(A), substituted “result of the person’s” for “result of his” and “requiring the person” for “requiring him”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(4)(B), substituted “service or by absenting himself or herself” for “service, or by absenting himself”.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Section 8052(b) of Pub. L. 101–508 provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section and sections
310 and
331 [now 1110 and 1131] of this title] shall take effect with respect to claims filed after October 31, 1990.”
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