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38 U.S.C. § 1525 — Protection of health-care eligibility
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**(a)** In the case of a veteran whose entitlement to pension is terminated after January 31, 1985, by reason of income from work or training, the veteran shall retain for a period of three years beginning on the date of such termination all eligibility for care and services under such chapter that the veteran would have had if the veteran’s entitlement to pension had not been terminated. Care and services for which such a veteran retains eligibility include, when applicable, drugs and medicines under [section 1712(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1712/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** For purposes of this section, the term “terminated by reason of income from work or training” means terminated as a result of the veteran’s receipt of earnings from activity performed for remuneration or with gain, but only if the veteran’s annual income from sources other than such earnings would, taken alone, not result in the termination of the veteran’s pension.
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**(a)** In the case of a veteran whose entitlement to pension is terminated after January 31, 1985, by reason of income from work or training, the veteran shall retain for a period of three years beginning on the date of such termination all eligibility for care and services under such chapter that the veteran would have had if the veteran’s entitlement to pension had not been terminated. Care and services for which such a veteran retains eligibility include, when applicable, drugs and medicines under [section 1712(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1712/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** For purposes of this section, the term “terminated by reason of income from work or training” means terminated as a result of the veteran’s receipt of earnings from activity performed for remuneration or with gain, but only if the veteran’s annual income from sources other than such earnings would, taken alone, not result in the termination of the veteran’s pension.
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary (subject to paragraph (4)) shall furnish hospital care and medical services which the Secretary determines to be needed—
(A) to any veteran for a service-connected disability; and
(B) to any veteran who has a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more.
(2) The Secretary (subject to paragraph (4)) shall furnish hospital care and medical services, and may furnish nursing home care, which the Secretary determines to be needed to any veteran—
(A) who has a compensable service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent or, with respect to nursing home care during any period during which the provisions of [section 1710A(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710A/a&num=0&edition=prelim) are in effect, a compensable service-connected disability rated less than 70 percent;
(B) whose discharge or release from active military, naval, air, or space service was for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty;
(C) who is in receipt of, or who, but for a suspension pursuant to [section 1151 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim) (or both a suspension and the receipt of retired pay), would be entitled to disability compensation, but only to the extent that such veteran’s continuing eligibility for such care is provided for in the judgment or settlement provided for in such section;
(D) who is a former prisoner of war, who was awarded the medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14, or who was awarded the Purple Heart;
(E) who is a veteran of—
(i) the Mexican border period;
(
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**(a)**
(1) The disability rating of a qualified veteran who begins to engage in a substantially gainful occupation after January 31, 1985, may not be reduced on the basis of the veteran having secured and followed a substantially gainful occupation unless the veteran maintains such an occupation for a period of 12 consecutive months.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term “qualified veteran” means a veteran who has a service-connected disability, or service-connected disabilities, not rated as total but who has been awarded a rating of total disability by reason of inability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of such disability or disabilities.
**(b)** The Secretary shall make counseling services described in [section 3104(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3104/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) and placement and postplacement services described in [section 3104(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3104/a/5&num=0&edition=prelim) available to each qualified veteran (whether or not the veteran is participating in a vocational rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of this title).
**(c)**
(1) In the case of each award after January 31, 1985, of a rating of total disability described in subsection (a)(2) of this section to a veteran, the Secretary shall provide to the veteran, at the time that notice of the award is provided to the veteran, a statement providing—
(A) notice of the provisions of this section;
(B) information explaining the purposes and availability of and eligibility for, and the procedures for pursuing, a vocational rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of this title; and
(C) a summary descri
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**(a)** The Secretary may assist any organization named in or approved under [section 5902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section5902&num=0&edition=prelim) in providing recreational activities which would further the rehabilitation of disabled veterans. Such assistance may be provided only if—
(1) the activities are available to disabled veterans on a national basis; and
(2) a significant percentage of the individuals participating in the activities are eligible for rehabilitative services under chapter 17 of this title.
**(b)** The Secretary may accept from any appropriate source contributions of funds and of other assistance to support the Secretary’s provision of assistance for such activities.
**(c)**
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize the use, for purposes approved by the Secretary in connection with the activity involved, of the seal and other official symbols of the Department and the name “Department of Veterans Affairs” by—
(A) any organization which provides an activity described in subsection (a) with assistance from the Secretary; and
(B) any individual or entity from which the Secretary accepts a significant contribution under subsection (b) or an offer of such a contribution.
(2) The use of such seal or name of any official symbol of the Department in an advertisement may be authorized by the Secretary under this subsection only if—
(A) the Secretary has approved the advertisement; and
(B) the advertisement contains a clear statement that no product, project, or commercial line of endeavor referred to in the advertisement is endorsed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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**(a)** The Secretary may compile and publish all Federal laws relating to veterans’ relief, including laws administered by the Department as well as by other agencies of the Government. Such compilation and publication shall be in such form as the Secretary considers advisable for the purpose of making currently available in convenient form for the use of the Department and full-time representatives of the several service organizations an annotated, indexed, and cross-referenced statement of the laws providing veterans’ relief.
**(b)** The Secretary may maintain such compilation on a current basis either by the publication, from time to time, of supplementary documents or by complete revision of the compilation.
**(c)** The distribution of the compilation to the representatives of the several service organizations shall be as determined by the Secretary.
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**(a)** Whenever there is no surviving spouse of a deceased veteran entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid in equal shares to the children of the deceased veteran at the following monthly rates:
(1) one child, $488;
(2) two children, $701;
(3) three children, $915; and
(4) more than three children, $915, plus $174 for each child in excess of three.
**(b)** If dependency and indemnity compensation has been awarded under this section to a veteran’s child or children and the entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under this section of an additional child of that veteran who is over the age of eighteen years and who had previously been entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation under this section before becoming eighteen years of age is later reestablished effective retroactively upon determination that such child is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution, the amount payable retroactively to the additional child is the amount equal to the difference between the total of the increased award payable under this section to the children of the deceased veteran for the retroactive period and the prior total award for such purpose for that period.
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**(a)**
(1) In the case of a veteran under age 45 who is awarded a pension during the program period, the Secretary shall, based on information on file with the Department of Veterans Affairs, make a preliminary finding whether such veteran, with the assistance of a vocational training program under this section, has a good potential for achieving employment. If such potential is found to exist, the Secretary shall solicit from the veteran an application for vocational training under this section. If the veteran thereafter applies for such training, the Secretary shall provide the veteran with an evaluation, which may include a personal interview, to determine whether the achievement of a vocational goal is reasonably feasible.
(2) If a veteran who is 45 years of age or older and is awarded pension during the program period, or a veteran who was awarded pension before the beginning of the program period, applies for vocational training under this section and the Secretary makes a preliminary finding on the basis of information in the application that, with the assistance of a vocational training program under subsection (b) of this section, the veteran has a good potential for achieving employment, the Secretary shall provide the veteran with an evaluation in order to determine whether the achievement of a vocational goal by the veteran is reasonably feasible. Any such evaluation shall include a personal interview by a Department employee trained in vocational counseling.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the term “program period” means the period beginning on February 1, 1985, and ending on December 31, 1995.
**(b)**
(1) If the Secretary, based upon an evaluation under subsection (a) of this section, determines that the achievement of a vocational goal by a ve
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 1532
Veterans’ Affairs of Senate and House of Representa-
tives not later than Apr. 15, 1988, a report on results of
implementation of this section and section 525 [now
1525] of this title during period beginning on Feb. 1,
1985, and ending on Jan. 31, 1988.
§ 1525. Protection of health-care eligibility
(a) In the case of a veteran whose entitlement
to pension is terminated after January 31, 1985,
by reason of income from work or training, the
veteran shall retain for a period of three years
beginning on the date of such termination all
eligibility for care and services under such chap-
ter that the veteran would have had if the vet-
eran’s entitlement to pension had not been ter-
minated. Care and services for which such a vet-
eran retains eligibility include, when applicable,
drugs and medicines under section 1712(d) of this
title.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘ter-
minated by reason of income from work or
training’’ means terminated as a result of the
veteran’s receipt of earnings from activity per-
formed for remuneration or with gain, but only
if the veteran’s annual income from sources
other than such earnings would, taken alone,
not result in the termination of the veteran’s
pension.
(Added Pub. L. 98–543, title III, § 301(a)(1), Oct. 24,
1984, 98 Stat. 2746, § 525; amended Pub. L. 99–272,
title XIX, § 19011(d)(1), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 378;
Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 703(b)(2), Oct. 28, 1986,
100 Stat. 3303; Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XIII,
§ 1303(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4128; renumbered
§ 1525 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1),
Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 102–291, § 2(c),
May 20, 1992, 106 Stat. 178; Pub. L. 102–568, title
IV, § 403(a), (b)(1), Oct
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