§ 1301.
As used in this chapter—
The term “veteran” includes a person who died in the active military, naval, air, or space service.
([Pub. L. 85–857], Sept. 2, 1958, [72 Stat. 1126], § 401; [Pub. L. 91–24, § 4(a)], June 11, 1969, [83 Stat. 33]; [Pub. L. 91–96, § 5], Oct. 27, 1969, [83 Stat. 145]; renumbered § 1301, [Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)], Aug. 6, 1991, [105 Stat. 406]; [Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(16)], Jan. 1, 2021, [134 Stat. 3830].)