{"identifier":"/us/usc/t38/s1534","title":38,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1534.","heading":"Surviving spouses of Indian War veterans","text":"\u00a7\u202f1534.\nSurviving spouses of Indian War veterans\n(a) The Secretary shall pay to the surviving spouse of each Indian War veteran who met the service requirements of\n(1) $40.64 if such surviving spouse is below seventy years of age; or\n(2) $70 if such surviving spouse is seventy years of age or older.\n(b) If there is a child of the veteran, the rate of pension paid to the surviving spouse under subsection (a) shall be increased by $8.13 per month for each such child.\n(c) No pension shall be paid to a surviving spouse of a veteran under this section unless such surviving spouse was married to such veteran\u2014\n(1) before\nMarch 4, 1917\n(2) for one year or more; or\n(3) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t38/s1534.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1534","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1534."},{"t":"heading","text":"Surviving spouses of Indian War veterans"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1534/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" The Secretary shall pay to the surviving spouse of each Indian War veteran who met the service requirements of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1511 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t38/s1511","tail":" a pension at the following monthly rate:"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1534/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" $40.64 if such surviving spouse is below seventy years of age; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1534/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" $70 if such surviving spouse is seventy years of age or older.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1534/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"content","text":" If there is a child of the veteran, the rate of pension paid to the surviving spouse under subsection (a) shall be increased by $8.13 per month for each such child.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1534/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" No pension shall be paid to a surviving spouse of a veteran under this section unless such surviving spouse was married to such veteran\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1534/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" before ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"March 4, 1917","tail":"; or"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1534/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" for one year or more; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1534/c/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}