Public Law 74–758

That, effective on the first day of the month following the month in which this Act is enacted, any veteran who is entitled to pension for service-connected disability under Veterans’ Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, part II, promulgated under Public Law Numbered 2, Seventy-third Congress, and who was on March 19, 1933, in receipt of compensation under the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, or pension under the general pension law, for such service-connected disability, shall be entitled to receive pension at 75 per centum of the compensation or the pension being paid on March 19, 1933, subject to the regulations issued under Public Law Numbered 2, Seventy-third Congress, pertaining to hospitalized and domiciled

Provisos.

Basis, if degree of disability has changed.

cases: Provided, That where the degree of such service-connected disability has increased or decreased since March 19, 1933, the per centum limitation shall be determined on the basis of the rate of compensation or pension payable for such changed condition under the laws applied to such veteran in effect on March 19, 1933:

Rate limited.

Provided further, That in no event shall the rate of pension provided in this Act exceed 75 per centum of the rate of pension for similar disability under Veterans’ Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, part I.