38 U.S.C. § 1157
Section 1157 · Combination of certain ratings
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Gazelle v. Shulkin (2017)
Most recently applied in Gazelle v. Shulkin (August 2017)
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The Secretary shall provide for the combination of ratings and pay compensation at the rates prescribed in subchapter II of this chapter to those veterans who served during a period of war and during any other time, who have suffered disability in line of duty in each period of service.
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Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 357 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.