38-U.S.C.-2104

§2104 – Benefits Additional to Benefits Under Other Laws

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Title 38 > Part II > Chapter 21 > Section 2104

Details

• Reference: Section 2104
• Legend: §2104 – Benefits Additional to Benefits Under Other Laws
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

(a) Any individual who accepts the benefits of this chapter shall not by reason thereof be denied the benefits of chapter 37 of this title; however, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the assistance authorized by section 2101 of this title shall not be available to any individual more than once.

(b) An individual eligible for assistance under section 2101(b) of this title shall not by reason of such eligibility be denied benefits for which such individual becomes eligible under section 2101(a) of this title or benefits relating to home health services under section 1717(a)(2) of this title. However, no particular type of adaptation, improvement, or structural alteration provided to an individual under section 1717(a)(2) of this title may be provided to such individual under section 2101(b) of this title.

(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1169, §804; Pub. L. 96–385, title III, §301(c), Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1531; renumbered §2104 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104–262, title I, §101(e)(2), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3180; Pub. L. 110–289, div. B, title VI, §2602(b)(5), July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2859.)

Prior Provisions

Prior section 2104, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1223, related to time limitations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–50, §1(a), June 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 173, effective July 1, 1966.

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–289, §2602(b)(5)(A), substituted individual for veteran in two places.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–289, §2602(b)(5)(B), substituted An individual for A veteran and an individual for a veteran and substituted such individual for such veteran in two places.

1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–275 substituted section 1717(a)(2) for section 1712(a) in two places.

1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 804 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted 2101 for 801.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted 2101(b) for 801(b) in two places, 2101(a) for 801(a), and 1712(a) for 612(a) in two places.

1980—Pub. L. 96–385 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the assistance authorized by section 801 of this title for the assistance authorized by this chapter, and added subsec. (b).

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–385 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 601(b) of Pub. L. 96–385, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.

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