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38 U.S.C. 5108: Supplemental claims

Created in 1988 by Public Law 100-687. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 5103A, 38 U.S.C. 5104C, 38 U.S.C. 5110, 38 U.S.C. 7104, 38 U.S.C. 7105.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–55 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "If new and material evidence is presented or secured with respect to a claim which has been disallowed, the Secretary shall reopen the claim and review the former disposition of the claim." Law text

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3008 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–83 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.