Special provisions relating to widows

§ 302. Special provisions relating to widows (a) No compensation shall be paid to the widow of a veteran under this chapter 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 five or more years; or (3) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage. (b) Subsection (a) 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 December 31, 1957.