38 U.S.C. § 1111 — Presumption of sound condition

FEDERAL · 38 U.S.C. · Chapter 11

Presumption of sound condition

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits·Ch. 11 — COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH·Subch. II

For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, every veteran shall be taken to have been in sound condition when examined, accepted, and enrolled for service, except as to defects, infirmities, or disorders noted at the time of the examination, acceptance, and enrollment, or where clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrates that the injury or disease existed before acceptance and enrollment and was not aggravated by such service.

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For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, every veteran shall be taken to have been in sound condition when examined, accepted, and enrolled for service, except as to defects, infirmities, or disorders noted at the time of the examination, acceptance, and enrollment, or where clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrates that the injury or disease existed before acceptance and enrollment and was not aggravated by such service.

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(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1119, §311; renumbered §1111 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

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1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 311 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1110" for "310".

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