# 38 U.S.C. § 1312: Benefits in certain cases of in-service or service-connected deaths

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 U.S.C. § 1312
- **Heading:** Benefits in certain cases of in-service or service-connected deaths
- **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 II—DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

## Text

who dies after December 31, 1956 , and is not a fully and currently insured individual (as defined in section 214 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 414 )) at the time of such veteran’s death; and

( Pub. L. 85–857 , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1128 , § 412; Pub. L. 87–268, § 1(a) , Sept. 21, 1961 , 75 Stat. 566 ; Pub. L. 89–466 , June 22, 1966 , 80 Stat. 217 ; Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 405(9) , Sept. 30, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1379 ; Pub. L. 98–223, title II, § 213(2) , Mar. 2, 1984 , 98 Stat. 46 ; Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(b)(3) , June 13, 1991 , 105 Stat. 283 ; renumbered § 1312 and amended Pub. L. 102–83 , §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 404–406 .)

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