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[CITE: 38USC1959]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                        PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
 
                          CHAPTER 19--INSURANCE
 
         SUBCHAPTER II--UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE
 
Sec. 1959. Waiver of disability for reinstatement

    (a) In the event that all provisions of the rules and regulations 
other than the requirements as to the physical condition of the 
applicant have been complied with, an application for reinstatement, in 
whole or in part, of lapsed United States Government life insurance may 
be approved if made within two years after the date of lapse and if the 
applicant's disability is the result of an injury or disease, or of an 
aggravation thereof, suffered or contracted in the active military or 
naval service during the period beginning April 6, 1917, and ending July 
2, 1921, and the applicant during the applicant's lifetime submits proof 
satisfactory to the Secretary showing that the applicant is not totally 
and permanently disabled. As a condition to the acceptance of an 
application for reinstatement under this section, the applicant shall be 
required to pay all the back monthly premiums which would have become 
payable if such insurance had not lapsed, together with interest at the 
rate of 5 per centum per annum, compounded annually, on each premium 
from the date said premium is due by the terms of the policy.
    (b) Premium liens established under the provisions of section 304 of 
the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, shall continue to bear interest at 
the rate of 5 per centum per annum, compounded annually, and will be 
deducted from any settlement of insurance to which they are attached.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1163, Sec. 759; Pub. L. 99-576, 
title VII, Sec. 701(33), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3293; renumbered 
Sec. 1959 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, Secs. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 
6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404-406.)

                       References in Text

    Section 304 of the World War Veteran's Act, 1924, referred to in 
subsec. (b), is section 304 of act June 7, 1924, ch. 320, title III, 43 
Stat. 625, which enacted section 515 of former Title 38, Pensions, 
Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief, and which was repealed and the provisions 
thereof reenacted as this section by Pub. L. 85-857, Sec. 14(51), Sept. 
2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1271.


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 759 of this title as this 
section and substituted ``Secretary'' for ``Administrator'' in subsec. 
(a).
    1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-576 substituted ``the applicant's'' 
for ``his'' and ``the applicant'' for ``he''.
