38 USC § 1152
Persons heretofore having a compensable status
October 21, 2020
The death and disability benefits of this chapter shall, notwithstanding the service requirements thereof, be granted to persons heretofore recognized by law as having a compensable status, including persons whose claims are based on war or peacetime service rendered before April 21, 1898.
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 352 of this title as this section.