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38 U.S.C. § 3901

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United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 3901, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473345
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For purposes of this chapter: The term “eligible person” means the following: Any veteran entitled to compensation under chapter 11 of this title for any of the following disabilities, if the disability is the result of an injury incurred or disease contracted in or aggravated by active military, naval, air, or space service:

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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 93-538(S. 2363)1974-12-22
    Disabled Veterans' and Servicemen's Automobile and Adaptive Equipment Amendments of 1974
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 94-433(H.R. 14299)1976-09-30
    Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-116(H.R. 6502)1977-10-03
    A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide an automobile assistance allowance and to provide automotive adaptive equipment to veterans of World War I.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-83(H.R. 2525)1991-08-06
    Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-275(H.R. 3219)2010-10-13
    Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    House: 322–87Senate: 84–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-333(H.R. 7939)2023-01-05
    Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022
    House: 380–35Senate: no recorded tally