Certifications with respect to social security entitlement

Determinations required by section 1312(a) of this title (other than a determination required by section 1312(a)(2) of this title ) as to whether any survivor described in section 1312(a)(3) of this title of a deceased individual would be entitled to benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402 ) for any month and as to the amount of the benefits which would be paid for such month, if the deceased veteran had been a fully and currently insured individual at the time of such veteran’s death, shall be made by the Commissioner of Social Security, and shall be certified by the Commissioner to the Secretary upon request of the Secretary.

( Pub. L. 85–857 , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1132 , § 422; Pub. L. 87–268, § 1(b) , (c), Sept. 21, 1961 , 75 Stat. 566 ; Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 405(18) , Sept. 30, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1380 ; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(12) , (95)(A), Oct. 12, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1305 , 1313; renumbered § 1322 and amended Pub. L. 102–83 , §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(A), (E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 404–406 ; Pub. L. 108–183, title VII, § 708(c)(1) , Dec. 16, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2673 .)