{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-1111","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 1111","heading":"Presumption of sound condition","body":"For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, every veteran shall be taken to have been in sound condition when examined, accepted, and enrolled for service, except as to defects, infirmities, or disorders noted at the time of the examination, acceptance, and enrollment, or where clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrates that the injury or disease existed before acceptance and enrollment and was not aggravated by such service.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 11—COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"847f7a35651b92d92449d560eac581a6f74e0b56526796387ab899f02f05224e","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-1110","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-1112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}