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PUBLIC LAW 85-56-JUNE 17, 1967 RATES OF P E A C E T I M E DISABILITY

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COMPENSATION

SEC. 385. For the purposes of section 381 of this Act, the conipeiisation payable for the disability shall be equal to 80 per centum of the compensation payable for such disability under section 315 of this Act, adjusted upward or downward to the nearest dollar. ADDITIONAL C O M P E N S A T I O N I'X)K D E P E N D E N T S

SEC. 336. Any veteran entitled to compensation at the rates provided in section 335, and whose disability is rated not less than 50 per centum, shall be entitled to additional monthly compensation for dependents equal to 80 per centum of the additional compensation for dependents provided in section 316, and subject to the limitations thereof. CONDITIONS UNDER W H I C H W A R T I M E RATES PAYABLE

SEC. 337. Any veteran otherwise entitled to compensation under the provisions of this part shall be entitled to receive the rate of compensation provided in sections 315 and 316 of this Act, if the disability of such veteran resulted from an injury or disease received in line of duty (1) as a direct result of armed conflict, (2) while engaged in extrahazardous service, including such service under conditions simulating war, or (3) after December 31, 1946, and before July 26, 1947. PART E — P E A C E T I M E D E A T H COMPENSATION BASIC ENTITLEMENT

SEC. 341. The surviving widow, child or children, and dependent parent or parents of any veteran who died before January 1, 1957 (or after April 30, 1957, under the circumstances described in section 501 (a)(3)(B) of the Servicemen's and Veterans'Survivor Benefits Act) as the result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military, naval, or air service, in line of duty, during other than a period of war, shall be entitled to receive compensation as hereinafter provided in this part. RATES OF P E A C E T I M E D E A T H C O M P E N S A T I O N

SEC. 342. For the purposes of section 341, the monthly rates of death compensation payable shall be equal to 80 per centum of the rates prescribed by section 322. C O N D I T I O N S U N D E R W H I C H W A R T I M E RATES PAYABLE

SEC. 343. The dependents of any deceased veteran otherwise entitled to compensation under the provisions of this part shall be entitled to receive the rate of compensation provided in section 322 of this Act, if the death of such veteran resulted from an injury or disease received in line of duty (1) as a direct result of armed conflict, (2) while engaged in extrahazardous service, including such service under conditions simulating war, or (3) after December 31, 1946, and before July 26, 1947, or (4) while the United States was engaged in any war before April 21, 1898.

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