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LegalText 38 U.S.C. § 1821 Benefits for children of certain Korea service veterans born with spina bifida us united_states_code code_section 38 VETERANS BENEFITS 18 BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS 1821 38 U.S.C. § 1821 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/s1821 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-38/usc38.xml 10fdae707578bcdab4c0673069bf8b8f3633c525bfab13be05430c8c0ab227cf 372998691b72ade88787dfa7633dbda4954bd1b037ec7926c5e06e9b1d17fc66 09566f870e44ee49476aeb470c24c6d99c22096035fcb5b380cad87116ee4f57 2026-07-04 official
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38 U.S.C. § 1821 - Benefits for children of certain Korea service veterans born with spina bifida

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(a) Benefits Authorized.— The Secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Korea who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter I of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service in Korea were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter.

(b) Spina Bifida Conditions Covered.— This section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta.

(c) Veteran of Covered Service in Korea.— For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service in Korea is any individual, without regard to the characterization of that individuals service, who—

(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service in or near the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971; and

(2) is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have been exposed to a herbicide agent during such service in or near the Korean demilitarized zone.

(d) Herbicide Agent.— For purposes of this section, the term “herbicide agent” means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in or near the Korean demilitarized zone, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971.

(Added Pub. L. 108183, title I, § 102(a)(2), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2653.)

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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 1821 was renumbered section 1831 of this title. Another prior section 1821 was renumbered section 3721 of this title.