TITLE 38-VETERANS' BENEFITS PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS. II. GENERAL BENEFITS. III. READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS. V. BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES. CHAPTERS OF TITLE 38 PART I-GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1. GENERAL. 3. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 5. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 7. EMPLOYEES. 9. SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ON PROPERTY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT. PART II-GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 11. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH. 13. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS. 15. PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE. 17. HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE. 18. Benefits for Children of Vietnam Veterans who are born with Spina Bifida. 19. INSURANCE. 21. SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS. 23. BURIAL BENEFITS. 24. NATIONAL CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS. PART III-READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS CHAPTER 30. ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 31. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES. 32. POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 33. [REPEALED.] 34. VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 35. SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 36. ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS. 37. HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS. 39. AUTOMOBILES AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 41. JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR VETERANS. 42. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF VETERANS. 43. EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNI FORMED SERVICES PART IV-GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS CHAPTER 51. CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS. 53. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS. 55. MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS. 57. RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS. 59. AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS. 61. PENAL AND FORFEITURE PROVISIONS. PART V-BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES CHAPTER 71. BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS. 72. UNITED STATES COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS. 73. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION-ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS. 74. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION-PERSONNEL. 75. [REPEALED.] 76. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 77. VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION. 78. VETERANS' CANTEEN SERVICE. PART VI-ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY CHAPTER 81. ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY. 82. ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHING New State MEDICAL SCHOOLS; GRANTS TO AFFILIATED MEDICAL SCHOOLS; ASSISTANCE TO HEALTH MANPOWER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS. 83. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND BEQUESTS. 85. DISPOSITION OF DECEASED VETERANS' PERSONAL PROPERTY. TABLE OF SECTIONS 1 PART I-GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1-GENERAL Sec. 101. Definitions. 102. Dependent parents. 103. Special provisions relating to marriages. 104. Approval of educational institutions. 105. Line of duty and misconduct. 106. Certain service deemed to be active service. 107. Certain service deemed not to be active service. 108. Seven-year absence presumption of death. 109. Benefits for discharged members of allied forces. 110. Preservation of disability ratings. 111. Payments or allowances for beneficiary travel. 112. Presidential memorial certificate program. 113. Treatment of certain programs under sequestration procedures. 114. Multiyear procurement. 115. Acquisition of real property. Sec. CHAPTER 3-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 301. Department. 302. Seal. 303. Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 1 This table of sections of title 38, United States Code, is not part of title 38, but is included for the convenience of the reader. 304. Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 305. Under Secretary for Health. 306. Under Secretary for Benefits. 307. Director of the National Cemetery System. 308. Assistant Secretaries; Deputy Assistant Secretaries. 309. Chief Financial Officer. 310. Chief Information Resources Officer. 311. General Counsel. 312. Inspector General. 313. Availability of appropriations. 314. Central Office. 315. Regional offices. 316. Colocation of regional offices and medical centers. 317. Center for Minority Veterans. 318. Center for Women Veterans. Sec. CHAPTER 5-AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL AUTHORITIES 501. Rules and regulations. 502. Judicial review of rules and regulations. 503. Administrative error; equitable relief. 505. Opinions of Attorney General. 510. Authority to reorganize offices. 511. Decisions of the Secretary; finality. 512. Delegation of authority; assignment of functions and duties. 513. Contracts and personal services. 515. Administrative settlement of tort claims. SUBCHAPTER II-SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS 21. Assistance to certain rehabilitation activities. 522. Studies of rehabilitation of disabled persons. 23. Coordination and promotion of other programs affecting veterans and their dependents. 25. Publication of laws relating to veterans. 27. Evaluation and data collection. 29. Annual report to Congress. SUBCHAPTER III—ADVISORY COMMITTEES 41. Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War. 42. Advisory Committee on Women Veterans. 43. Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs. 44. Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. 45. Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans. CHAPTER 7-EMPLOYEES ec. 01. Placement of employees in military installations. 03. Miscellaneous authorities respecting employees. 05. Telephone service for medical officers and facility directors. 07. Benefits for employees at overseas offices who are United States citizens. 19. Employment restrictions. 11. Grade reductions. 12. Full-time equivalent positions: limitation on reduction. CHAPTER 9 SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ON PROPERTY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT ec. 1. Authority to prescribe rules for conduct and penalties for violations. 2. Enforcement and arrest authority of Department police officers. 3. Uniform allowance. 14. Equipment and weapons. 5. Use of facilities and services of other law enforcement agencies. PART II-GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 11-COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL Sec. 1101. Definitions. 1102. Special provisions relating to surviving spouses. SUBCHAPTER II-WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION 1110. Basic entitlement. 1111. Presumption of sound condition. 1112. Presumptions relating to certain diseases and disabilities. 1113. Presumptions rebuttable. 1114. Rates of wartime disability compensation. 1115. Additional compensation for dependents. 1116. Presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. 1117. Compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans. SUBCHAPTER III-WARTIME DEATH COMPENSATION 1121. Basic entitlement. 1122. Rates of wartime death compensation. SUBCHAPTER IV-PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION 1131. Basic entitlement. 1132. Presumption of sound condition. 1133. Presumptions relating to certain diseases. 1134. Rates of peacetime disability compensation. 1135. Additional compensation for dependents. 1137. Wartime presumptions for certain veterans. SUBCHAPTER V-PEACETIME DEATH COMPENSATION SUBCHAPTER VI-GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS 1151. Benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation. 1152. Persons heretofore having a compensable status. 1153. Aggravation. 1154. Consideration to be accorded time, place, and circumstances of service. 1155. Authority for schedule for rating disabilities. 1156. [REPEALED.] 1157. Combination of certain ratings. 1158. Disappearance. 1159. Protection of service connection. 1160. Special consideration for certain cases of loss of paired organs or extremities 1161. Payment of disability compensation in disability severance cases. 1162. Clothing allowance. 1163. Trial work periods and vocational rehabilitation for certain veterans with total disability ratings. CHAPTER 13-DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL Sec. 1301. Definitions. 1302. Determination of pay grade. 1303. [REPEALED.] 1304. Special provisions relating to surviving spouses. SUBCHAPTER II-DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION 1310. Deaths entitling survivors to dependency and indemnity compensation. |