---
kind: "unit"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
key: "ptVI/ch85/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Death While Patient of Department Facility"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/ptVI-ch85-schII"
sections_count: 9
---

# Subchapter II — Death While Patient of Department Facility

Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits › Part VI — Acquisition and Disposition of Property › Chapter 85 — Disposition of Deceased Veterans’ Personal Property

## Sections

- [§8520. Vesting of property left by decedents](/usc/38/8520.md)
- [§8521. Presumption of contract for disposition of personalty](/usc/38/8521.md)
- [§8522. Sale of assets accruing to the Fund](/usc/38/8522.md)
- [§8523. Disbursements from the Fund](/usc/38/8523.md)
- [§8524. Disposal of remaining assets](/usc/38/8524.md)
- [§8525. Court actions](/usc/38/8525.md)
- [§8526. Filing of claims for assets](/usc/38/8526.md)
- [§8527. Notice of provisions of subchapter](/usc/38/8527.md)
- [§8528. Investment of the Fund](/usc/38/8528.md)