38 CFR 8.18
§ 8.18 Total disability—speech.
United States · 38 CFR — Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief · Status: effective
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- 38 CFR 8.18, § 8.18 Total disability—speech, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/164010
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The organic loss of speech shall be deemed to be total disability under National Service Life Insurance.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.