Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits is a title of the United States Code. It contains 1198 sections organized into 47 chapters. This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law.

VA benefits — compensation for service-connected disability, pensions, education assistance (GI Bill), vocational rehabilitation, home loans, and medical care.

Chapter Index

ChapterSectionsDescription
001GENERAL20 sections
003DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS26 sections
005AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY30 sections
007EMPLOYEES25 sections
009>-5 sections
011COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH54 sections
013DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS17 sections
015PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE30 sections
017‘HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE’98 sections
018BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS22 sections
019INSURANCE81 sections
020BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS35 sections
021SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS12 sections
023BURIAL BENEFITS8 sections
024NATIONAL CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS16 sections
030ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM25 sections
031TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES23 sections
032POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE14 sections
033POST–9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE20 sections
034VETERANS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE25 sections
035SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE31 sections
036ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS48 sections
037HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS51 sections
039>-4 sections
041‘JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR VETERANS’21 sections
042EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF VETERANS5 sections
043EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES25 sections
051‘CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS’28 sections
053SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS29 sections
055‘MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS’11 sections
057RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS17 sections
059AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS6 sections
061PENAL AND FORFEITURE PROVISIONS8 sections
063OUTREACH ACTIVITIES10 sections
071BOARD OF VETERANS’ APPEALS16 sections
072UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS30 sections
073VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS53 sections
074VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—PERSONNEL42 sections
075>-5 sections
076HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM50 sections
077VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION7 sections
078VETERANS’ CANTEEN SERVICE10 sections
079INFORMATION SECURITY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM7 sections
081>-62 sections
082>-12 sections
083ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND BEQUESTS5 sections
085DISPOSITION OF DECEASED VETERANS’ PERSONAL PROPERTY19 sections

Scope and Organization

Title 38 covers the subject area of veterans’ benefits. The title is organized into 47 chapters, each addressing a specific aspect of the subject. The title contains 1198 individual sections of codified law.

This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains the official text of the United States Code.

Source

View the official text: Title 38 on uscode.house.gov