38 U.S.C. 5110: Effective dates of awards

2021

• Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "air, or space service" for "or air service". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (j)

2017

• Pub. L. 115–55, §2(l)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "Unless specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, the effective date of an award based on an original claim, a claim reopened after final adjudication, or a claim for increa… Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 115–55, §2(l)(2), substituted "readjudicated" for "reopened", "relevant" for "material", and "readjudication" for "reopening". Law text · (i)

2012

• Pub. L. 112–154 added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. (Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012) Law text · (b)

2004

• Pub. L. 108–454 struck out par. (1) designation after subsec. (d) designation, substituted "death compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or death pension" for "death compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation", and struck out par.(2) which read as follows: "The… (Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004) Law text · (d)

1994

• Pub. L. 103–446 struck out subsec. (m) which read as follows: "The effective date of an award of benefits to a surviving spouse based upon termination of actions described in section 103(d)(3) of this title shall not be earlier than the date of receipt of application therefor filed aft… · (m)

1991

• Pub. L. 102–40, §402(b)(1), renumbered section 3010 of this title as this section.
• Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1151" for "351". · (c)
• Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1311(b)" for "411(b)". · (e)
• Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "5101" for "3001". · (g)
• Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(4)(B), substituted "that Secretary" for "the Secretary" after "month fixed by". · (j)
• Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(2)(A)(vi), substituted "Secretary" for "Veterans' Administration". · (n)

1986

• Pub. L. 99–576 substituted "the veteran's" for "his". · (b)

1984

• Pub. L. 98–369, §2501(a)(1), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted "described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph" after "to a veteran", substituted "the veteran applies for a retroactive award" for "an application therefor is received", and added subpar. (B). · (b)
• Pub. L. 98–369, §2501(a)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "dependency and indemnity compensation for which application is received" for ", dependency and indemnity compensation, or death pension, where application is received", and added par. (2). · (d)
• Pub. L. 98–223 substituted "section" for "subsection". · (m)

1983

• Pub. L. 98–160 substituted "surviving spouse" for "widow" wherever appearing. · (k), (l), (m)

1981

• Pub. L. 97–66 designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the" for "The", and added par. (2). · (e)

1975

• Pub. L. 94–71 added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3). · (b), (3)

1974

• Pub. L. 93–527 inserted provisions relating to an award or increase of benefits based on recognition of a child upon termination of the child's marriage by death or divorce. · (l)

1973

• Pub. L. 93–177 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (b)

1970

• Pub. L. 91–376 added subsecs. (l) and (m). · (l), (m)
• Pub. L. 91–584 added subsec. (n). · (n)

1962

• Pub. L. 87–825 inserted "based on an original claim, a claim reopened after final adjudication, or a claim for increase". · (a)
• Pub. L. 87–825 added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). · (c)
• Pub. L. 87–825 redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d) and substituted first day of month in which the death occurred, for the day after the day of death, as the effective date. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). · (d)
• Pub. L. 87–825 redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e), substituted "first day of the month" for "date", and struck out "the entitlement arose" after "from such date." Former subsec. (e) redesignated (j). · (e)
• Pub. L. 87–825 added subsec. (f). A prior subsec. (f) added by Pub. L. 87–674 was redesignated (k) by Pub. L. 87–825. · (f)
• Pub. L. 87–825 added subsecs. (g) to (i). · (g), (h), (i)
• Pub. L. 87–825 redesignated former subsec. (e) as (j), and substituted "first day of the month" for "day after the date", and "month of death" for "date of death". · (j)
• Pub. L. 87–825 redesignated former subsec. (f), added by Pub. L. 87–674, as (k). · (k)