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38 U.S.C. § 1132

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Presumption of sound condition
About This Law
/us/usc/t38/s1132
Title
38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Chapter
PTII/CH11
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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For the purposes of section 1131 of this title, every person employed in the active military, naval, air, or space service for six months or more shall be taken to have been in sound condition when examined, accepted and enrolled for service, except as to defects, infirmities, or disorders noted at the time of the examination, acceptance and enrollment, or where evidence or medical judgment is such as to warrant a finding that the disease or injury existed before acceptance and enrollment. (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1122, § 332; renumbered § 1132 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(11), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3830.) Editorial Notes Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “air, or space service” for “or air service”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 332 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1131” for “331”.

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