38 USC § 1727 - Persons eligible under prior law
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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s1727"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 1727 - Persons eligible under prior law"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "1727"
section_name: "Persons eligible under prior law"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF VETERANS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "GENERAL BENEFITS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1144, § 627; Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 202(m), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2856; renumbered § 1727 Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)"
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# § 1727. Persons eligible under prior law
December 31, 1957
Persons who have a status which would, under the laws in effect on , entitle them to the medical services, hospital and domiciliary care, and other benefits, provided for in this chapter, but who do not meet the service requirements contained in this chapter, shall be entitled to such benefits notwithstanding failure to meet such service requirements.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1144, § 627; Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 202(m), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2856; renumbered § 1727 Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1991— renumbered as this section.
1976— substituted “1957” for “1958”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .