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LegalText 38 U.S.C. § 1719 Repair or replacement of certain prosthetic and other appliances us united_states_code code_section 38 VETERANS BENEFITS 17 HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE 1719 38 U.S.C. § 1719 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/s1719 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-38/usc38.xml ba352846295c342b613ad4c036c9124134ecfb583975c049fc1819a01105c746 372998691b72ade88787dfa7633dbda4954bd1b037ec7926c5e06e9b1d17fc66 fa6f79c764f7ca941126c9e0122bc68d14f2fc555709d24d534a7226e022a84e 2026-07-04 official
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38 U.S.C. § 1719 - Repair or replacement of certain prosthetic and other appliances

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The Secretary may repair or replace any artificial limb, truss, brace, hearing aid, spectacles, or similar appliance (not including dental appliances) reasonably necessary to a veteran and belonging to such veteran which was damaged or destroyed by a fall or other accident caused by a service-connected disability for which such veteran is in receipt of, or but for the receipt of retirement pay would be entitled to, disability compensation.

(Added Pub. L. 87850, § 1(a), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126, § 619; amended Pub. L. 94581, title II, § 210(a)(6), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2862; renumbered § 1719 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 619 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 10283, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. 1976—Pub. L. 94581 substituted “belonging to such veteran” for “belonging to him”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1976 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 94581 effective Oct. 21, 1976, see section 211 of Pub. L. 94581, set out as a note under section 111 of this title.

Effective DatePub. L. 87850, § 2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126, provided that: “The amendment made by this Act [enacting this section] shall apply only with respect to the repair or replacement of artificial limbs, trusses, braces, hearing aids, spectacles, and similar devices damaged or destroyed after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1962].”