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38 U.S.C. § 1501 — Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) The term “Indian Wars” means the campaigns, engagements, and expeditions of the United States military forces against Indian tribes or nations, service in which has been recognized heretofore as pensionable service.
(2) The term “World War I” includes, in the case of any veteran, any period of service performed by such veteran after November 11, 1918, and before July 2, 1921, if such veteran served in the active military, naval, or air service after April 5, 1917, and before November 12, 1918.
(3) The term “Civil War veteran” includes a person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and the term “active military or naval service” includes active service in those forces.
(4) The term “period of war” means the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, and the period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by the Congress and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress.
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) The term “Indian Wars” means the campaigns, engagements, and expeditions of the United States military forces against Indian tribes or nations, service in which has been recognized heretofore as pensionable service.
(2) The term “World War I” includes, in the case of any veteran, any period of service performed by such veteran after November 11, 1918, and before July 2, 1921, if such veteran served in the active military, naval, or air service after April 5, 1917, and before November 12, 1918.
(3) The term “Civil War veteran” includes a person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and the term “active military or naval service” includes active service in those forces.
(4) The term “period of war” means the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, and the period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by the Congress and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress.
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For the purposes of this title—
(1) The terms “Secretary” and “Department” mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively.
(2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
(3) The term “surviving spouse” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title) a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran’s death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried.
(4)
(A) The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and [section 8502(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8502/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) a person who is unmarried and—
(i) who is under the age of eighteen years;
(ii) who, before attaining the age of eighteen years, became permanently incapable of self-support; or
(iii) who, after attaining the age of eighteen years and until completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age of twenty-three years), is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution;
and who is a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, a stepchild who is a member of a veteran’s household or was a member at the time of the veteran’s death, or an illegitimate child but, as to the alleged father, onl
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The purposes of this chapter are to provide for all services and assistance necessary to enable veterans with service-connected disabilities to achieve maximum independence in daily living and, to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment.
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**(a)** The Secretary has authority to prescribe all rules and regulations which are necessary or appropriate to carry out the laws administered by the Department and are consistent with those laws, including—
(1) regulations with respect to the nature and extent of proof and evidence and the method of taking and furnishing them in order to establish the right to benefits under such laws;
(2) the forms of application by claimants under such laws;
(3) the methods of making investigations and medical examinations; and
(4) the manner and form of adjudications and awards.
**(b)** Any rule, regulation, guideline, or other published interpretation or order (and any amendment thereto) issued pursuant to the authority granted by this section or any other provision of this title shall contain citations to the particular section or sections of statutory law or other legal authority upon which such issuance is based. The citation to the authority shall appear immediately following each substantive provision of the issuance.
**(c)** In applying [section 552(a)(1) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) to the Department, the Secretary shall ensure that subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of that section are complied with, particularly with respect to opinions and interpretations of the General Counsel.
**(d)** The provisions of [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply, without regard to subsection (a)(2) of that section, to matters relating to loans, grants, or benefits under a law administered by the Secretary.
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(10) 11 So in original. Probably should be “(1)”. The term “emergency situation” has the meaning given such term in [section 3601 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3601&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “employment handicap” means an impairment, resulting in substantial part from a disability described in [section 3102(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3102/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim), of a veteran’s ability to prepare for, obtain, or retain employment consistent with such veteran’s abilities, aptitudes, and interests.
(3) The term “independence in daily living” means the ability of a veteran, without the services of others or with a reduced level of the services of others, to live and function within such veteran’s family and community.
(4) The term “program of education” has the meaning provided in [section 3452(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3452/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) The term “program of independent living services and assistance” includes (A) the services provided for in this chapter that are needed to enable a veteran to achieve independence in daily living, including such counseling, diagnostic, medical, social, psychological, and educational services as are determined by the Secretary to be needed for such veteran to achieve maximum independence in daily living, and (B) the assistance authorized by this chapter for such veteran.
(6) The term “rehabilitated to the point of employability” means rendered employable in an occupation for which a vocational rehabilitation program has been provided under this chapter.
(7) The term “rehabilita
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 1501
added item 508, substituted ‘‘Veterans of a period of
war’’ for ‘‘Veterans of the Mexican border period, World
War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Viet-
nam era’’ in item 521, substituted ‘‘Surviving spouses of
veterans of a period of war’’ for ‘‘Surviving spouses of
Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, Ko-
rean conflict, or Vietnam era veterans’’ in item 541,
substituted ‘‘Children of veterans of a period of war’’
for ‘‘Children of Mexican border period, World War I,
World War II, Korean conflict, or Vietnam era vet-
erans’’ in item 542, struck out heading ‘‘SURVIVING
SPOUSES OF VETERANS OF ALL PERIODS OF WAR’’ fol-
lowing item 543, and struck out item 544.
1975—Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §§ 101(2)(J), 106(24), (30),
(38), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1014, 1018, 1019, struck out
items 510 relating to confederate forces veterans, and
531 relating to widows of Mexican War veterans, sub-
stituted ‘‘Surviving Spouses’’ for ‘‘Widows’’ in heading
of Subchapter III and subheading preceding item 544,
and substituted ‘‘Surviving spouses’’ for ‘‘Widows’’ in
items 532, 534, 536 and 541.
1970—Pub. L. 91–588, § 9(h), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1585,
inserted references to the Mexican border period in sub-
heading preceding item 541 and in items 521, 541, and
542, respectively.
1967—Pub. L. 90–77, title I, § 108(b), title II, § 202(i),
Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 180, 183, added item 544 and in-
cluded references to Vietnam era in subheading pre-
ceding item 541 and in items 521, 541, and 542, respec-
tively.
1966—Pub. L. 89–467, § 1(b), June 22, 1966, 80 Stat. 218,
added item 507.
1963—Pub. L. 88–77, § 5(3), July 25, 1963, 77 Stat. 96,
substituted ‘‘ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND COAST
GUARD’’ for ‘‘ARMY,
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