Prohibition against duplication of benefits

§ 3104. Prohibition against duplication of benefits (a) Except to the extent that retirement pay is waived under other provisions of law, not more than one award of pension, compensation, emergency officers’, regular, or reserve retirement pay, or initial award of naval pension granted after July 13, 1943, shall be made concurrently to any person based on his own service. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the receipt of pension, compensation, or dependency and indemnity compensation by a widow, child, or parent on account of the death of any person, or receipt by any person of pension or compensation on account of his own service, shall not bar the payment of pension, compensation, or dependency and indemnity compensation on account of the death or disability of any other person. (2) If a child receives or there is paid by the Veterans’ Administration on account of a child dependency and indemnity compensation, or death compensation, by reason of the death of a parent, dependency and indemnity compensation by reason of the death of another parent in the same parental line may not be paid to or on account of such child. 72 Stat. 1231 (c) Pension, compensation, or retirement pay on account of his own service shall not be paid to any person for any period for which he receives active service pay.