38 U.S.C. § 3566

Definitions

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(a) The term “Commonwealth Army veterans” means persons who served before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Government of the Philippines, while such forces were in the service of the Armed Forces pursuant to the military order of the President dated July 26, 1941, including among such military forces organized guerrilla forces under commanders appointed, designated, or subsequently recognized by the Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or other competent authority in the Army of the United States, and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.(b) The term “ ‘New’ Philippine Scouts” means Philippine Scouts who served under section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945, and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.(Added Pub. L. 89–613, § 1, Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 861, § 1766; renumbered § 3566, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

Section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945, referred to in subsec. (b), means section 14 of act Oct. 6, 1945, ch. 393, 59 Stat. 543, which enacted section 637 of former Title 10, Army and Air Force, and was omitted from the Code in the revision and reenactment of Title 10, Armed Forces, by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 1.

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1766 of this title as this section.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: Corpuz v. Brown, 4 Vet. App. 110 (Vet. App. 1993).

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Corpuz v. Brown, 4 Vet. App. 110 (Vet. App. 1993). “That claim did not contain any requests for service connection for a cardiovascular abnormality or hypertension.”

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