Pub. L. 85-857, tit. 38, pt. VI, ch. 85, subch. II, sec. 9
pending claims
pending claims Sec. 9. A claim for benefits which is pending in the Veterans’ Administration on January 1, 1959, or filed thereafter, shall be adjudicated under the laws in effect on December 31, 1958, with respect to the period before January 1, 1959, and, except as provided in section 10, under title 38, United States Code, thereafter.