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Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS > PART II—GENERAL BENEFITS > CHAPTER 13—DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL

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The term “veteran” includes a person who died in the active military, naval, air, or space service.

( Pub. L. 85–857 , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1126 , § 401; Pub. L. 91–24, § 4(a) , June 11, 1969 , 83 Stat. 33 ; Pub. L. 91–96, § 5 , Oct. 27, 1969 , 83 Stat. 145 ; renumbered § 1301, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(16) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3830 .)

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