38 U.S.C. § 1132 — 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. IV

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.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

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.

38 U.S.C. § 1132 (Presumption of sound condition) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Source Credit

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".

Related

Source Credit

History

Editorial Notes