The Secretary may repair or replace any artificial limb, truss, brace, hearing aid, spectacles, or similar appliance (not including dental appliances) reasonably necessary to a veteran and belonging to such veteran which was damaged or destroyed by a fall or other accident caused by a service-connected disability for which such veteran is in receipt of, or but for the receipt of retirement pay would be entitled to, disability compensation.
Pub. L. 87–850, § 1(a)76 Stat. 1126Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 210(a)(6)90 Stat. 2862Pub. L. 102–83105 Stat. 404–406(Added , , , § 619; amended , , ; renumbered § 1719 and amended , §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)section 619 of this title1991—, renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Pub. L. 94–5811976— substituted “belonging to such veteran” for “belonging to him”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–581section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581section 111 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date
Pub. L. 87–850, § 276 Stat. 1126