2013 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans’ Benefits
Part II - GENERAL BENEFITS (§§ 1101 - 2414)
Chapter 11 - COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH (§§ 1101 - 1163)
Subchapter IV - PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION (§§ 1131 - 1137)
Section 1135 - Additional compensation for dependents

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
CHAPTER 11 - COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH
SUBCHAPTER IV - PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION
Sec. 1135 - Additional compensation for dependents
Containssection 1135
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1123, §335; Pub. L. 92-328, title I, §108(b), June 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 396; Pub. L. 98-543, title I, §112(a), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2740; renumbered §1135 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, §5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.
Statutes at Large References72 Stat. 1123
86 Stat. 396
98 Stat. 2740
105 Stat. 406
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 85-857, Public Law 92-328, Public Law 98-543, Public Law 102-83

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Additional compensation for dependents - 38 U.S.C. § 1135 (2013)
§1135. Additional compensation for dependents

Any veteran entitled to compensation at the rates provided in section 1134 of this title, and whose disability is rated not less than 30 percent, shall be entitled to additional monthly compensation for dependents as provided in section 1115 of this title.

(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1123, §335; Pub. L. 92–328, title I, §108(b), June 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 396; Pub. L. 98–543, title I, §112(a), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2740; renumbered §1135 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

AMENDMENTS

1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 335 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1134" for "334" and "1115" for "315".

1984—Pub. L. 98–543 substituted "30 percent" for "50 per centum".

1972—Pub. L. 92–328 substituted provisions that the veteran be entitled to additional monthly compensation for dependents as provided in section 315 of this title, for provisions that the veteran be entitled to additional monthly compensation for dependents equal to 80% of the additional compensation for dependents provided in section 315 of this title, and subject to the limitations thereof, and adjusted upward or downward to the nearest dollar.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 98–543, title I, §112(b), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2740, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as of October 1, 1978."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 92–328 effective July 1, 1973, see section 301(b) of Pub. L. 92–328, set out as a note under section 1134 of this title.

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