§ 1155. Authority for schedule for rating disabilities

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–857 · 72 Stat. 1105

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 1155

   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1125, § 355

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1125, § 355

2. 1984

   Veterans’ Compensation and Program Improvements Amendments of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–223 title I § 101(c) · 98 Stat. 37

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1155

   Pub. L. 98–223 substituted “percent” for “per centum” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–223 substituted “percent” for “per centum” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Sections 312 and 355 are amended by striking out “per centum” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “percent”.

3. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(a) · 105 Stat. 378

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 1155

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 355 of this title as this section

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 355 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Redesignation of Sections to Conform to Chapter Numbers.— Each section contained in any of chapters 11 through 23 is redesignated by replacing the first digit of the section number with the number of the chapter containing that section. Each section contained in any of chapters 24 through 42 is redesignated so that the first two digits of the section number of that section are the same as the chapter number of the chapter containing that section.

4. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–83 § 4(b)(1) · 105 Stat. 378

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1155

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Title 38 is further amended by striking out “Administrator” and “Administrator’s” each place they appear (except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (9) and including where they appear in section headings and tables of sections) and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary” and “Secretary’s”, respectively.

5. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–86 title I § 103(a) · 105 Stat. 414

   Redesignated · 38 U.S.C. § 1155

   Pub. L. 102–86 amended this section as in effect before the redesignations made by Pub. L. 102–83, § 5, by inserting at end “However, in no event shall such a readjustment in the rating schedule cause a veteran’s disability rating in effect on the effective date of the readjustment to be reduced unless an improvement in the veteran’s disability is shown to have occurred.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–86 amended this section as in effect before the redesignations made by Pub. L. 102–83, § 5, by inserting at end “However, in no event shall such a readjustment in the rating schedule cause a veteran’s disability rating in effect on the effective date of the readjustment to be reduced unless an improvement in the veteran’s disability is shown to have occurred.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 355 is amended by adding at the end 38 USC 1155. the following: “However, in no event shall such a readjustment in the rating schedule cause a veteran’s disability rating in effect on the effective date of the readjustment to be reduced unless an improvement in the veteran’s disability is shown to have occurred.”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 102–86, title I, § 103(b), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 415, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with regard to changes in rating schedules that take effect after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 14, 1991].”

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