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38 U.S.C. 5903: Recognition with respect to particular claims

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-857. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–461 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). (Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006) Law text

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3403 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in introductory provisions and wherever appearing in pars. (1) and (2).
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(1), substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Veterans' Administration" in introductory provisions.

    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.