§2307. Death from service-connected disability — Inbound Citations

Citations to 38 U.S.C. § 2307 as a whole

• 38 U.S.C. § 113(a)(2)

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  (2) Benefits under section 2307 of this title, relating to burial benefits for veterans who die as the result of a service-connected disability.
• 38 U.S.C. § 2303(a)(2)

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  (2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a deceased veteran who is not covered by section 2307 of this title and who meets any of the following criteria:

  (A) The deceased veteran dies in—

  (i) a facility of the Department (as defined in section 1701(3) of this title) to which the deceased veteran was properly admitted for hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care under section 1710 or 1711(a) of this title; or

  (ii) an institution at which the deceased veteran was, at the time of death, receiving—

  (I) hospital care in accordance with sections 1703A, 8111, and 8153 of this title;

  (II) nursing home care under section 1720 of this title; or

  (III) nursing home care for which payments are made under section 1741 of this title.

  (B) At the time of death, the deceased veteran (including a person who died during a period deemed to be active military, naval, or air service under section 106(c) of this title) is in receipt of compensation under chapter 11 of this title (or but for the receipt of retirement pay would have been entitled to such compensation) or was in receipt of pension under chapter 15 of this title.

  (C) The Secretary determines—

  (i) the deceased veteran (including a person who died during a period deemed to be active military, naval, or air service under section 106(c) of this title) has no next of kin or other person claiming the body of the deceased veteran; and

  (ii) that there are not available sufficient resources to cover burial and funeral expenses.
• 38 U.S.C. § 2308(a)

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  (a) The Secretary may pay, in addition to any amount paid pursuant to section 2303 of this title regarding veterans described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) of such section, or pursuant to section 2307 of this title, the cost of transportation of the deceased veteran described in subsection (b) for burial in a national cemetery or a covered veterans’ cemetery. Such payment shall not exceed the cost of transportation to the national cemetery nearest the veteran’s last place of residence in which burial space is available.
• 38 U.S.C. § 5101(a)(1)(B)(i)

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  (i) The Secretary may pay benefits under chapters 13 and 15 and sections 2303, 2307, and 5121 of this title to a survivor of a veteran who has not filed a formal claim if the Secretary determines that the record contains sufficient evidence to establish the entitlement of the survivor to such benefits.