{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-1141","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 1141","heading":"Basic entitlement","body":"The surviving spouse, child or children, and dependent parent or parents of any veteran who died before January 1, 1957, as the result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military, naval, air, or space service, in line of duty, during other than a period of war, shall be entitled to receive compensation as hereinafter provided in this subchapter.","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":"e9cd02ad0e4bb196a25a116ce1115dd4855e8dbef0d1a17e9c473bc543e6e013","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-1137","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-1142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}