§1161. Payment of disability compensation in disability severance cases

The deduction of disability severance pay from disability compensation, as required by section 1212(c) of title 10, shall be made at a monthly rate not in excess of the rate of compensation to which the former member would be entitled based on the degree of such former member's disability as determined on the initial Department rating.

(Added Pub. L. 91–241, May 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 203 , §361; amended Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, §404(23), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1379 ; Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, §702(4), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1009 ; renumbered §1161 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§4(a)(3), (4), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404 , 406.)

Amendments

1991-Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 361 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration".

1983-Pub. L. 98–160 struck out "United States Code," after "title 10,".

1976-Pub. L. 94–433 substituted "such former member's" for "his".

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 94–433 effective Oct. 1, 1976, see section 406 of Pub. L. 94–433, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.