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38 USC § 1834 - Nonduplication of benefits 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s1834"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 1834 - Nonduplication of benefits"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "1834"
section_name: "Nonduplication of benefits"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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: "(Added Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 401(b), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1860, § 1824; renumbered § 1834 and amended, Pub. L. 108–183, title I, § 102(a)(1), (c), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2653, 2654.)"
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# § 1834. Nonduplication of benefits

**(a)** **Monetary Allowance.—** In the case of an eligible child under subchapter II of this chapter whose only covered birth defect is spina bifida, a monetary allowance shall be paid under subchapter I of this chapter. In the case of an eligible child under subchapter II of this chapter who has spina bifida and one or more additional covered birth defects, a monetary allowance shall be paid under subchapter II of this chapter. In the case of a child eligible for benefits under subchapter I or II of this chapter who is also eligible for benefits under subchapter III of this chapter, a monetary allowance shall be paid under the subchapter of this chapter elected by the child.

**(b)** **Vocational Rehabilitation.—** An individual may only be provided one program of vocational training under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 401(b), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1860, § 1824; renumbered § 1834 and amended, Pub. L. 108–183, title I, § 102(a)(1), (c), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2653, 2654.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1834 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2003—, renumbered  as this section.

Subsec. (a). , inserted at end: “In the case of a child eligible for benefits under subchapter I or II of this chapter who is also eligible for benefits under subchapter III of this chapter, a monetary allowance shall be paid under the subchapter of this chapter elected by the child.”