38 U.S.C. § 1156
Temporary disability ratings
United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective
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- 38 U.S.C. § 1156, Temporary disability ratings, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472707
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For the purpose of providing disability compensation under this chapter to veterans, the Secretary shall assign a temporary disability rating to a veteran as follows:
To a veteran who—
has one or more disabilities for which a rating of total is not immediately assignable—
has one or more—
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a temporary disability rating assigned to a veteran under this section shall remain in effect as follows:
For a veteran who is assigned a temporary disability rating under subsection (a)(1)(A), until the later of the date that is—
For a veteran who is assigned a temporary disability rating under subsection (a)(1)(C), until the later of the date that is—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally