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[CITE: 38USC1702]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                        PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
 
    CHAPTER 17--HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE
 
                          SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL
 
Sec. 1702. Presumption relating to psychosis

    For the purposes of this chapter, any veteran of World War II, the 
Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, or the Persian Gulf War who developed 
an active psychosis (1) within two years after discharge or release from 
the active military, naval, or air service, and (2) before July 26, 
1949, in the case of a veteran of World War II, before February 1, 1957, 
in the case of a veteran of the Korean conflict, before May 8, 1977, in 
the case of a Vietnam era veteran, or before the end of the two-year 
period beginning on the last day of the Persian Gulf War, in the case of 
a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, shall be deemed to have incurred such 
disability in the active military, naval, or air service.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1141, Sec. 602; Pub. L. 90-77, 
title II, Sec. 203(a), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 183; Pub. L. 97-295, 
Sec. 4(16), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1306; Pub. L. 99-576, title VII, 
Sec. 701(20), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3292; Pub. L. 102-25, title III, 
Sec. 334(b), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 88; renumbered Sec. 1702, Pub. L. 
102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 602 of this title as this 
section.
    Pub. L. 102-25 substituted ``the Vietnam era, or the Persian Gulf 
War'' for ``or the Vietnam era'', struck out ``or'' before ``before May 
8, 1977'', and inserted ``or before the end of the two-year period 
beginning on the last day of the Persian Gulf War, in the case of a 
veteran of the Persian Gulf War,'' after ``Vietnam era veterans,''.
    1986--Pub. L. 99-576 struck out ``his'' before ``discharge''.
    1982--Pub. L. 97-295 substituted ``before February 1, 1957, in the 
case of a veteran of the Korean conflict, or before May 8, 1977,'' for 
``or February 1, 1957, in the case of a veteran of the Korean conflict, 
or before the expiration of two years following termination of the 
Vietnam era''.
    1967--Pub. L. 90-77 made the presumption relating to psychosis 
applicable to any veteran of the Vietnam era who developed an active 
psychosis within two years after his discharge from active service and 
before the expiration of two years following termination of the Vietnam 
era.


                    Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 90-77 effective first day of first calendar 
month which begins more than ten days after Aug. 31, 1967, see section 
405 of Pub. L. 90-77, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
