FEDERAL · 38 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER IV—PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION
Presumption of sound condition
38 U.S.C. § 1132
Title38 — Veterans' Benefits
ChapterSUBCHAPTER IV—PEACETIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION
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38 U.S.C. § 1132.
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For the purposes of section 1131 of this title, every person employed in the active military, naval, air, or space service for six months or more 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 evidence or medical judgment is such as to warrant a finding that the disease or injury existed before acceptance and enrollment.
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History
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1122, §332; renumbered §1132 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §926(a)(11), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3830.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "air, or space service" for "or air service".
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 332 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1131" for "331".
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "air, or space service" for "or air service".
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 332 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1131" for "331".
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