38 U.S.C. § 1816
Section 1816 · Regulations
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 25 court decisions — leading case United States v. Shimer (1961)
Most recently applied in 11 Vet. App. 481 - Donovan v. West (October 1998)
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The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of the administration of this subchapter.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 1816 was renumbered sections 3732 and 3733 of this title.
Prior sections 1817 and 1817A were renumbered sections 3713 and 3714 of this title, respectively.
A prior section 1818, added Pub. L. 89–358, §5(a), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 25; amended Pub. L. 91–506, §2(e), Oct. 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 1108; Pub. L. 93–569, §8(6), (7), Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1866, 1867; Pub. L. 94–324, §4, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 95–476, title I, §106(a), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1499; Pub. L. 97–72, title III, §303(g), Nov. 3, 1981, 95 Stat. 1060; Pub. L. 97–295, §4(66), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1310, related to service after Jan. 31, 1955, and prior to Aug. 5, 1964, or after May 7, 1975, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–322, title IV, §415(b)(3), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 551.
A prior section 1819 was renumbered section 3712 of this title.
A prior section 1820 was renumbered section 3720 of this title.