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Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits
Part II - General Benefits
Chapter 11 - Compensation for Service-Connected Disability or Death
Subchapter VI - General Compensation Provisions
Sec. 1153 - Aggravation
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38 U.S.C. § 1153 (2018) |
§1153. Aggravation |
A preexisting injury or disease will be considered to have been aggravated by active military, naval, or air service, where there is an increase in disability during such service, unless there is a specific finding that the increase in disability is due to the natural progress of the disease. |
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1124, §353; renumbered §1153, Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.) |
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1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 353 of this title as this section. |
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Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 11 - COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH SUBCHAPTER VI - GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS Sec. 1153 - Aggravation |
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72 Stat. 1124 105 Stat. 406 |
Public Law 85-857, Public Law 102-83 |
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