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LegalText 38 U.S.C. § 1159 Protection of service connection us united_states_code code_section 38 VETERANS BENEFITS 11 COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH 1159 38 U.S.C. § 1159 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc38@119-100.zip /us/usc/t38/s1159 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-38/usc38.xml dae50683d4612ddf5255e99d9eec0ef436ce5461d9996c82b217f298df630f5e 372998691b72ade88787dfa7633dbda4954bd1b037ec7926c5e06e9b1d17fc66 358c66b671dd2258231b4188acaf4fa5534768aaf263f3b7eec458ae135f0c10 2026-07-04 official
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38 U.S.C. § 1159 - Protection of service connection

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Service connection for any disability or death granted under this title which has been in force for ten or more years shall not be severed on or after January 1, 1962, except upon a showing that the original grant of service connection was based on fraud or it is clearly shown from military records that the person concerned did not have the requisite service or character of discharge. The mentioned period shall be computed from the date determined by the Secretary as the date on which the status commenced for rating purposes.

(Added Pub. L. 86501, § 1, June 10, 1960, 74 Stat. 195, § 359; amended Pub. L. 87825, § 6, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 950; renumbered § 1159 and amended Pub. L. 10283, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404406.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1991—Pub. L. 10283, § 5(a), renumbered section 359 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 10283, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. 1962—Pub. L. 87825 provided for computation of the period from the date the administrator determines as the date the status commenced for rating purposes.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1962 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 87825 effective first day of second calendar month which begins after Oct. 15, 1962, see section 7 of Pub. L. 87825, set out as a note under section 110 of this title.