§ 2304. — Claims for reimbursement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC2304]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
CHAPTER 23--BURIAL BENEFITS
Sec. 2304. Claims for reimbursement
Applications for payments under section 2302 of this title must be
filed within two years after the burial of the veteran. If the burial
allowance was not payable at the death of the veteran because of the
nature of the veteran's discharge from the service, but after the
veteran's death the veteran's discharge has been corrected by competent
authority so as to reflect a discharge from the service under conditions
other than dishonorable, then the burial allowance may be paid if a
claim is filed within two years from the date of correction of the
discharge. If a claimant's application is incomplete at the time it is
originally submitted, the Secretary shall notify the applicant of the
evidence necessary to complete the application. If such evidence is not
received within one year from the date of such notification, no
allowance may be paid.
(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1170, Sec. 904; Pub. L. 88-3,
Apr. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 4; Pub. L. 91-24, Sec. 7, June 11, 1969, 83 Stat.
34; Pub. L. 99-576, title VII, Sec. 701(51), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat.
3295; Pub. L. 101-237, title III, Sec. 313(b)(1), Dec. 18, 1989, 103
Stat. 2077; renumbered Sec. 2304 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a),
(c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
Amendments
1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 904 of this title as this
section and substituted ``2302'' for ``902''.
1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for
``Administrator''.
1986--Pub. L. 99-576 substituted ``the veteran's'' for ``his'' in
three places.
1969--Pub. L. 91-24 substituted ``two years from the date of
correction of the discharge'' for ``two years from whichever last
occurs, the date of correction of the discharge or the date of enactment
of this sentence''.
1963--Pub. L. 88-3 authorized payment of a burial allowance in cases
where it was not payable at death because of the nature of the veteran's
discharge, where such discharge has been corrected by competent
authority to reflect conditions other than dishonorable, and the claim
is filed within two years from whichever last occurs, the date of
correction of the discharge or the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88-3
[approved Apr. 2, 1963].
