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38 U.S.C. § 1504 — Persons heretofore having a pensionable status
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The pension benefits of subchapters II and III of this chapter shall, notwithstanding the service requirements of such subchapters, be granted to persons heretofore recognized by law as having a pensionable status.
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The pension benefits of subchapters II and III of this chapter shall, notwithstanding the service requirements of such subchapters, be granted to persons heretofore recognized by law as having a pensionable status.
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**(a)**
(1) Except in the case of a veteran who makes an election under subsection (f) of this section and subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, each veteran shall be paid a subsistence allowance in accordance with this section during a period determined by the Secretary to be a period of such veteran’s participation under this chapter in a rehabilitation program.
(2)
(A) In any case in which the Secretary determines, at the conclusion of such veteran’s pursuit of a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter, that such veteran has been rehabilitated to the point of employability, such veteran shall be paid a subsistence allowance, as prescribed in this section for full-time training for the type of program that the veteran was pursuing, for two months while satisfactorily following a program of employment services provided under [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).
(B) In any case in which the Secretary determines that a veteran described in subparagraph (A) has been displaced as the result of a natural or other disaster while being paid a subsistence allowance under that subparagraph, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may extend the payment of a subsistence allowance under such subparagraph for up to an additional two months while the veteran is satisfactorily following a program of employment services described in such subparagraph.
(3) A subsistence allowance may not be paid under this chapter to a veteran for any period during which such veteran is being provided with an initial evaluation under [section 3106(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3106/
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**(a)** Services and assistance which the Secretary may provide under this chapter, pursuant to regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, include the following:
(1) Evaluation, including periodic reevaluations as appropriate with respect to a veteran participating in a rehabilitation program, of the potential for rehabilitation of a veteran, including diagnostic and related services (A) to determine whether the veteran has an employment handicap or a serious employment handicap and whether a vocational goal is reasonably feasible for such veteran, and (B) to provide a basis for planning a suitable vocational rehabilitation program or a program of services and assistance to improve the vocational rehabilitation potential or independent living status of such veteran, as appropriate.
(2) Educational, vocational, psychological, employment, and personal adjustment counseling.
(3) An allowance and other appropriate assistance, as authorized by [section 3108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3108&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) A work-study allowance as authorized by [section 3485 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3485&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) Placement services to effect suitable placement in employment, and postplacement services to attempt to insure satisfactory adjustment in employment.
(6) Personal adjustment and work adjustment training.
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(A) Vocational and other training services and assistance, including individualized tutorial assistance, tuition, fees, books, supplies, handling charges, licensing fees, and equipment and other training materials determined by the Secretary to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of the rehabilitation pr
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Any veteran entitled to compensation at the rates provided in [section 1114 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1114&num=0&edition=prelim), and whose disability is rated not less than 30 percent, shall be entitled to additional compensation for dependents in the following monthly amounts:
(1) If and while rated totally disabled and—
(A) has a spouse but no child, $150;
(B) has a spouse and one or more children, $259 plus $75 for each child in excess of one;
(C) has no spouse but one or more children, $101 plus $75 for each child in excess of one;
(D) has a parent dependent upon such veteran for support, then, in addition to the above amounts, $120 for each parent so dependent;
(E) notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph, the monthly payable amount on account of a spouse who is (i) a patient in a nursing home or (ii) blind, or so nearly blind or significantly disabled as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person, shall be $286 for a totally disabled veteran and proportionate amounts for partially disabled veterans in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section; and
(F) notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph, the monthly amount payable on account of each child who has attained the age of eighteen years and who is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution shall be $240 for a totally disabled veteran and proportionate amounts for partially disabled veterans in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section.
(2) If and while rated partially disabled, but not less than 30 percent, in an amount having the same ratio to the amount specified in paragraph (1) of this section as the degree of disability bears to total di
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 1506
under the 2020 Recovery Rebate in the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act [Pub. L. 116–136, see
Tables for classification] shall not be treated as income
or resources for purposes of determining eligibility for
pension under chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code,
or any other benefit under a law administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.’’
§ 1504. Persons heretofore having a pensionable
status
The pension benefits of subchapters II and III
of this chapter shall, notwithstanding the serv-
ice requirements of such subchapters, be granted
to persons heretofore recognized by law as hav-
ing a pensionable status.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1134, § 504;
renumbered § 1504, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6,
1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Prior section 1504 was renumbered section 3104 of this
title.
Another prior section 1504, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2,
1958, 72 Stat. 1172; Pub. L. 89–137, § 1(a), Aug. 26, 1965, 79
Stat. 576; Pub. L. 90–431, July 26, 1968, 82 Stat. 447; Pub.
L. 91–219, title I, § 101, Mar. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 76; Pub. L.
92–540, title I, § 101(2), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1074; Pub. L.
93–508, title I, § 101(3), Dec. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1579; Pub. L.
93–602, title II, § 202, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1958; Pub. L.
94–502, title I, §§ 101, 104(4), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2383,
2384; Pub. L. 95–202, title I, § 101, Nov. 23, 1977, 91 Stat.
1433, related to subsistence allowances to be paid vet-
erans while pursuing a course of vocational rehabilita-
tion training under chapter 31 of this title, prior to re-
peal, effective Oct. 1, 1980, by Pub. L. 96–466, title VIII,
§ 802(a)(4), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2218. See section 3108 of
this title.
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