10 USC § 1441 - Annuities in addition to other payments

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title: "10 USC § 1441 - Annuities in addition to other payments"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1441"
section_name: "Annuities in addition to other payments"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "ANNUITIES BASED ON RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "RETIRED SERVICEMAN’S FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111; Pub. L. 85–857, § 13(v)(1), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1266; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(31B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1452; Pub. L. 86–211, § 8(a), Aug. 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 91–588, § 8(b), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1584; Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1602.)"
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# § 1441. Annuities in addition to other payments

An annuity under this subchapter is in addition to any pension or other payment to which the beneficiary is entitled under any other provision of law, and may not be considered as income under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111; Pub. L. 85–857, § 13(v)(1), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1266; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(31B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1452; Pub. L. 86–211, § 8(a), Aug. 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 91–588, § 8(b), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1584; Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1602.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1441 | 37:380. | Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 393, § 11, 67 Stat. 504. |

The word “is” is substituted for the words “may now or hereafter be”.

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1441 | 37:380. | Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 837, § 501(1), 70 Stat. 884. |

The change is made to reflect the amendment made by section 501(1) of the Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Survivor Benefits Act () to section 11 of the Uniform Services Contingency Option Act of 1953 (restated in ).

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1989— substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.

1972— substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

1970— struck out “except section 415(g) and chapter 15 of title 38” after “Veterans’ Administration”.

1959— inserted reference to chapter 15 of title 38.

1958— inserted “except ” after “Administration”.

substituted “” for “”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , Veterans’ Benefits.

### Effective Date of 1959 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , Veterans’ Benefits.

### Effective Date of 1958 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note preceding Part I of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.