38 U.S.C. § 1523
Section 1523 · Combination of ratings
Amended 3 times on record
(a) The Secretary shall provide that, for the purpose of determining whether or not a veteran is permanently and totally disabled, ratings for service-connected disabilities may be combined with ratings for non-service-connected disabilities.
(b) Where a veteran, by virtue of subsection (a), is found to be entitled to a pension under section 1521 of this title, and is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability, the Secretary shall pay such veteran the greater benefit.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 523 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted “1521” for “521”.
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
1975—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–169 substituted “such veteran” for “him”.
Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
Section 106 of Pub. L. 94–169 provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.