Pub. L. 85-56, tit. III, pt. A, sec. 302

special provisions relating to widows

EnactedYear: 1957Length: 110 wordsOfficial source
special provisions relating to widows Sec. 302. No compensation shall be paid to the widow of a veteran under this title unless she was married to him— (1) before the expiration of ten years after the termination of the period of service in which the injury or disease causing the death of the veteran was incurred or aggravated; or (2) for ten or more years. The foregoing shall not be applicable to any widow who, with respect to date of marriage, could have qualified as a widow for death compensation under any law administered by the Veterans’ Administration in effect on the day before the effective date of this Act.
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