Volume 53 · 1181
Public Law 76–415
To provide pensions to members of the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who become disabled by reason of their service therein, equivalent to 75 per centum of the compensation payable to war veterans for similar service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.
Approved August 4, 1939
Statutory text
AN ACT
To provide pensions to members of the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who become disabled by reason of their service therein, equivalent to 75 per centum of the compensation payable to war veterans for similar service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That effective on the 1st day of the month following the month in which this Act is enacted, paragraph II of part II of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is amended to read as follows:
Pensions to disabled members.
“II.
For the purposes of part II, paragraph I (a) hereof, if the
Rates.
disability results from injury or disease—
“(a) If and while the disability is rated 10 per centum the monthly pension shall be $7.50.
“(b) If and while the disability is rated 20 per centum the monthly pension shall be $15.
“(c) If and while the disability is rated 30 per centum the monthly pension shall be $22.50.
“(d) If and while the disability is rated 40 per centum the monthly pension shall be $30.
“(e) If and while the disability is rated 50 per centum the monthly pension shall be $37.50.
“(f) If and while the disability is rated 60 per centum the monthly pension shall be $45.
“(g) If and while the disability is rated 70 per centum the monthly pension shall be $52.50.
“(h) If and while the disability is rated 80 per centum the monthly pension shall be $60.
“(i) If and while the disability is rated 90 per centum the monthly pension shall be $67.50.
“(j) If and while the disability is rated as total the monthly pension shall be $75.
“(k) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, has suffered the anatomical loss or the loss of the use of only one foot, or one hand, or one eye, the rate of pension provided in part II, paragraph II, (a) to (j), shall be increased by $18.75 per month.
“(l) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of both hands, or of both feet, or of one hand and one foot, or is so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, the monthly pension shall be $112.50.
“(m) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of both hands and one foot, or of both feet and one hand, or if the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, is blind in both eyes, having only light perception, the monthly pension shall be $131.25.
“(n) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, is blind in both eyes, having only light perception, and has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of one hand or of one foot, the monthly pension shall be $150.
“(o) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use as provided in subparagraphs (l) to (n), inclusive, of part II, paragraph II, of this regulation, and/or blindness in both eyes, having only light perception, which conditions under subparagraphs (l) to (n), inclusive, entitle him to two or more of the rates provided in those subparagraphs, no specified condition being considered twice in the determination, the monthly pension shall be $187.50.”
Approved, August 4, 1939.