# 38 U.S.C. § 1302: Determination of pay grade

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 U.S.C. § 1302
- **Heading:** Determination of pay grade
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS > PART II—GENERAL BENEFITS > CHAPTER 13—DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL

## Text

With respect to a veteran who died in the active military, naval, air, or space service, such veteran’s pay grade shall be determined as of the date of such veteran’s death or as of the date of a promotion after death while in a missing status.

( Pub. L. 85–857 , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1126 , § 402; Pub. L. 86–492 , June 8, 1960 , 74 Stat. 161 ; Pub. L. 89–622, § 1 , Oct. 4, 1966 , 80 Stat. 873 ; Pub. L. 91–96, § 1 , Oct. 27, 1969 , 83 Stat. 144 ; Pub. L. 92–169, § 2 , Nov. 24, 1971 , 85 Stat. 489 ; Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 405(1) –(3), Sept. 30, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1379 ; Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(b)(2) , June 13, 1991 , 105 Stat. 283 ; renumbered § 1302 and amended Pub. L. 102–83 , §§ 4(a)(1), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 403–406 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(17) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3830 .)

## Nearby sections

- [38 U.S.C. § 1301 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1301.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1302 Determination of pay grade](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1302.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1303 Cost-of-living adjustments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1303.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1304 Special provisions relating to surviving spouses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1304.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1305 Reevaluation of dependency and indemnity compensation determinations pursuant to changes in presumptions of service connection](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1305.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1310 Deaths entitling survivors to dependency and indemnity compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1310.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1311 Dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving spouse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1311.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1312 Benefits in certain cases of in-service or service-connected deaths](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1312.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1313 Dependency and indemnity compensation to children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1313.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1314 Supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation to children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1314.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1315 Dependency and indemnity compensation to parents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1315.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1316 Dependency and indemnity compensation in cases of prior deaths](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1316.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1317 Restriction on payments under this chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1317.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 1318 Benefits for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1318.md)

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