38 U.S.C. § 1157

Combination of certain ratings

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The Secretary shall provide for the combination of ratings and pay compensation at the rates prescribed in subchapter II of this chapter to those veterans who served during a period of war and during any other time, who have suffered disability in line of duty in each period of service.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1993–2017 · leading case: Frederick C. Gazelle v. Robert A. McDonald, 27 Vet. App. 461 (Vet. App. 2016).
Frederick C. Gazelle v. Robert A. McDonald, 27 Vet. App. 461 (Vet. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “” 38 U.S.C. § 1157 . Final *465 ly, subsection 1114(s) is part of “Subchap-ter II: Wartime Disability Compensation,” which sets the “[r]ates of wartime disability compensation” 3 for specific rating percentages as well as the provisions affording additional compensation for more…”
Gazelle v. Shulkin, 868 F.3d 1006 (Fed. Cir. 2017). “This provision was codified and later redes-ignated as 38 U.S.C. § 1157 . See Veterans’ *1012 Benefits Act § 357, 71 Stat.”
Benny R. Roper v. R. James Nicholson, 20 Vet. App. 173 (Vet. App. 2006). “at 261 ; see also 38 U.S.C. § 1157 (providing the Secretary authority to “provide for combined ratings”).”
Freddie Butts v. Robert A. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 74 (Vet. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “25 (2015); see also 38 U.S.C. § 1157 (requiring the Secretary to provide for the combination of disability ratings for disabilities incurred in multiple periods of service).”
Marozsan v. United States, 849 F. Supp. 617 (N.D. Ind. 1994). “Further, 38 U.S.C. § 1157 states: The secretary shall provide for the combination of ratings and pay compensation at the rates prescribed in subchapter II of this chapter [ 38 U.”
Boyer v. West, 12 Vet. App. 142 (Vet. App. 1999). “38 U.S.C. § 1157 (authorizing Secretary to provide for combined ratings of disabilities).”
Tumaning v. Brown, 4 Vet. App. 160 (Vet. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “See 38 U.S.C. § 1157 (formerly § 357). The Secretary has prescribed a table for combined ratings in 38 C.”
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