{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-1909","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 1909","heading":"Effective date of insurance","body":"Insurance may be made effective, as specified in the application, not later than the first day of the calendar month following the date of application therefor, but the United States shall not be liable thereunder for death occurring before such effective date.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 19—INSURANCE"],"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":"1b2d6efb1f1a004e79db3bd7d3a968f35bb7b9d0556aee7a766a2df698a44900","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-1908","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-1910"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}