§ 2307. — Death from serviceconnected disability.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC2307]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
CHAPTER 23--BURIAL BENEFITS
Sec. 2307. Death from service-connected disability
In any case in which a veteran dies as the result of a service-
connected disability or disabilities, the Secretary, upon the request of
the survivors of such veteran, shall pay the burial and funeral expenses
incurred in connection with the death of the veteran in an amount not
exceeding the greater of (1) $2,000, or (2) the amount authorized to be
paid under section 8134(a) of title 5 in the case of a Federal employee
whose death occurs as the result of an injury sustained in the
performance of duty. Funeral and burial benefits provided under this
section shall be in lieu of any benefits authorized under sections 2302
and 2303(a)(1) and (b) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 93-43, Sec. 5(a)(2), June 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 80,
Sec. 907; amended Pub. L. 95-479, title III, Sec. 303(c), Oct. 18, 1978,
92 Stat. 1565; Pub. L. 100-322, title III, Sec. 303, May 20, 1988, 102
Stat. 534; Pub. L. 101-237, title III, Sec. 313(b)(1), Dec. 18, 1989,
103 Stat. 2077; renumbered Sec. 2307 and amended Pub. L. 102-83,
Sec. 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 107-103, title
V, Sec. 501(a)(1), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 994.)
Amendments
2001--Pub. L. 107-103 substituted ``$2,000'' for `$1,500''.
1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 907 of this title as this
section and substituted ``2302 and 2303(a)(1)'' for ``902 and
903(a)(1)''.
1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for
``Administrator''.
1988--Pub. L. 100-322 substituted ``$1,500'' for ``$1,100''.
1978--Pub. L. 95-479 inserted ``the greater of (1) $1,100, or (2)''
after ``not exceeding''.
Effective Date of 2001 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-103, title V, Sec. 501(a)(2), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat.
994, provided that: ``The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this
section] shall apply to deaths occurring on or after September 11,
2001.''
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-322 effective Apr. 1, 1988, see section 304
of Pub. L. 100-322, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-479 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section
401(a) of Pub. L. 95-479, set out as a note under section 1114 of this
title.
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 1, 1973, or such earlier date as the
President may prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, see section
10(c) of Pub. L. 93-43, set out as a note under section 2306 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 113, 2308 of this title;
title 2 section 905.
