§ 2104. — Benefits additional to benefits under other laws.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC2104]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
CHAPTER 21--SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS
Sec. 2104. Benefits additional to benefits under other laws
(a) Any veteran who accepts the benefits of this chapter shall not
by reason thereof be denied the benefits of chapter 37 of this title;
however, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
assistance authorized by section 2101 of this title shall not be
available to any veteran more than once.
(b) A veteran eligible for assistance under section 2101(b) of this
title shall not by reason of such eligibility be denied benefits for
which such veteran becomes eligible under section 2101(a) of this title
or benefits relating to home health services under section 1717(a)(2) of
this title. However, no particular type of adaptation, improvement, or
structural alteration provided to a veteran under section 1717(a)(2) of
this title may be provided to such veteran under section 2101(b) of this
title.
(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1169, Sec. 804; Pub. L. 96-385,
title III, Sec. 301(c), Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1531; renumbered
Sec. 2104 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991,
105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104-262, title I, Sec. 101(e)(2), Oct. 9, 1996,
110 Stat. 3180.)
Prior Provisions
Prior section 2104, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1223,
related to time limitations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89-50,
Sec. 1(a), June 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 173, effective July 1, 1966.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-275 substituted ``section
1717(a)(2)'' for ``section 1712(a)'' in two places.
1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 804 of this
title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``2101'' for
``801''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``2101(b)''
for ``801(b)'' in two places, ``2101(a)'' for ``801(a)'', and
``1712(a)'' for ``612(a)'' in two places.
1980--Pub. L. 96-385 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a),
substituted ``except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
assistance authorized by section 801 of this title'' for ``the
assistance authorized by this chapter'', and added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-385 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section
601(b) of Pub. L. 96-385, set out as a note under section 1114 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2102 of this title.
