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type: "LegalText"
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title: "38 U.S.C. § 1157"
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description: "Combination of certain ratings"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 38
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title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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chapter_number: "11"
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chapter_name: "COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH"
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section: "1157"
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citation: "38 U.S.C. § 1157"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 1157 - Combination of certain ratings
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## Text
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The Secretary shall provide for the combination of ratings and pay compensation at the rates prescribed in subchapter II of this chapter to those veterans who served during a period of war and during any other time, who have suffered disability in line of duty in each period of service.
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(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1125, § 357; renumbered § 1157 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 357 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
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