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title: "38 U.S.C. § 1837"
description: "Duration of health care and benefits provided"
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title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS BENEFITS"
chapter_number: "18"
chapter_name: "BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS"
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citation: "38 U.S.C. § 1837"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 1837 - Duration of health care and benefits provided
## Text
The Secretary shall provide a covered child with health care and benefits under this chapter—
(1) for the duration of the life of the child; and
(2) notwithstanding any death of a parent of the child that precedes the death of the child.
(Added Pub. L. 11818, § 1(b), Oct. 6, 2023, 137 Stat. 104.)