{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-1323","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 1323","heading":"Certifications with respect to circumstances of death","body":"Whenever the Secretary determines on the basis of a claim for benefits filed with the Secretary that a death occurred under the circumstances referred to in section 1476(a) of title 10, the Secretary shall certify that fact to the Secretary concerned. In all other cases, the Secretary shall make the determination referred to in such section at the request of the Secretary concerned.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 13—DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS"],"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":"50145d069c8d74589b773f75c4ffe97a790edfb25b42a90e2aa60ccf7106a862","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-1322","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-1501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}