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§ 20123. Computation of compensation

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 51 P.S. Military Affairs

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 51 P.S. Military Affairs (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 9. Vietnam Conflict Veterans' Compensation Act
51 P.S. § 20123
§ 20123. Computation of compensation
Compensation shall be payable under this act only to any veteran who was a legal resident of this Commonwealth. Compensation shall be computed on the basis of twenty-five dollars ($25) for every month, or major fraction thereof, of active service in Vietnam theatre of operations as defined for the award of the Vietnam Service Medal, or spent in military hospitals as a result of service-connected wounds, diseases, or injuries, sustained or acquired in such Vietnam theatre of operations. The compensation of a veteran who died in the active armed forces duty in the Vietnam theatre of operations or as a result of disease, wound, or injury incurred in the Vietnam theatre of operations, or those missing in action who have not been declared dead or captured shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000). No veteran, except a veteran who has been declared missing in action or who died in active military, naval or air service during the period set forth in section 2 of this act1 shall be entitled to receive compensation under this act in a sum to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).

Credits

1968, July 18, P.L. 405, No. 183, § 3. Amended 1969, Oct. 9, P.L. 243, § 1; 1976, March 16, P.L. 41, No. 22, § 1, imd. effective; 1976, March 16, P.L. 53, No. 22, § 1, imd. effective.

Footnotes

51 P.S. § 20122.
51 P.S. § 20123, PA ST 51 P.S. § 20123
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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