2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 61 - Retirement or Separation for Physical Disability
Sec. 1207a - Members with over eight years of active service: eligibility for disability retirement for pre-existing conditions

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 1207a (2017)
Section Name §1207a. Members with over eight years of active service: eligibility for disability retirement for pre-existing conditions
Section Text

(a) In the case of a member described in subsection (b) who would be covered by section 1201, 1202, or 1203 of this title but for the fact that the member's disability is determined to have been incurred before the member became entitled to basic pay in the member's current period of active duty, the disability shall be deemed to have been incurred while the member was entitled to basic pay and shall be so considered for purposes of determining whether the disability was incurred in the line of duty.

(b) A member described in subsection (a) is a member with at least eight years of active service.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, §653(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 666.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 61 - RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY
Sec. 1207a - Members with over eight years of active service: eligibility for disability retirement for pre-existing conditions
Contains section 1207a
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 113 Stat. 666
Public Law References Public Law 106-65
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