# 38 U.S.C. § 1322: Certifications with respect to social security entitlement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s1322

## Section

- **Citation:** 38 U.S.C. § 1322
- **Heading:** Certifications with respect to social security entitlement
- **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 III—CERTIFICATIONS

## Text

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 .)

## 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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