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Title 38Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' ReliefPart / Section
Chapter IDepartment of Veterans Affairs0 – 199
Part 8National Service Life Insurance8.0 – 8.36
Applications8.0
§ 8.0Definitions of terms used in connection with title 38 CFR, part 8, National Service Life Insurance.
Effective Date8.1
§ 8.1Effective date for an insurance policy issued under section 1922(a) or 1922B of title 38 U.S.C.
Premiums8.2 – 8.5
§ 8.2Payment of premiums.
§ 8.3Revival of insurance.
§ 8.4Deduction of insurance premiums from compensation, retirement pay, or pension.
§ 8.5Authorization for deduction of premiums from compensation, retirement pay, or pension.
Calculation of Time Period8.6
§ 8.6Calculation of Time Period; Veteran's Age.
Reinstatement8.7 – 8.9
§ 8.7Reinstatement.
§ 8.8Health requirements.
§ 8.9Application and medical evidence.
Dividends8.10
§ 8.10How paid.
Cash Value and Policy Loan8.11 – 8.13
§ 8.11Cash value.
§ 8.12Payment of the cash value of National Service Life Insurance in monthly installments under section 1917(e) of title 38 U.S.C.
§ 8.13Policy loans.
Extended Term and Paid-Up Insurance8.14 – 8.15
§ 8.14Provision for extended term insurance—other than 5-year level premium term or limited convertible 5-year level premium term policies.
§ 8.15Provision for paid-up insurance; other than 5-year level premium term or limited convertible 5-year level premium term policies.
Change in Plan8.16
§ 8.16Conversion of a 5-year level premium term policy as provided for under § 1904 of title 38 U.S.C.
Premium Waivers and Total Disability8.17 – 8.18
§ 8.17Discontinuance of premium waiver.
§ 8.18Total disability—speech.
Beneficiaries8.19
§ 8.19Beneficiary and optional settlement changes.
Proof of Death, Age, or Relationship8.20
§ 8.20Proof of death, age, relationship and marriage.
Age8.21
§ 8.21Misstatement of age.
Examinations8.22 – 8.24
§ 8.22Examination of applicants for insurance or reinstatement.
§ 8.23Examination in connection with total disability benefits.
§ 8.24Expenses incident to examinations for insurance purposes.
Optional Settlements8.25
§ 8.25Options.
Renewal of Term Insurance8.26
§ 8.26Renewal of National Service Life Insurance on the 5-year level premium term plan.
Settlement of Insurance Maturing on or After August 1, 19468.27 – 8.28
§ 8.27Conditional designation of beneficiary.
§ 8.28Application for reinstatement of total disability income provision.
National Service Life Insurance Policy8.29
§ 8.29Policy provisions.
Appeals8.30 – 8.36
§ 8.30Review of Decisions and Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals.
§ 8.31Total disability for twenty years or more.
§ 8.32Authority of the guardian.
§ 8.33Cash value for term-capped policies.
§ 8.34Ineligibility for insurance under 38 U.S.C. 1922A (supplemental Service-Disabled Veterans' Insurance) if person insured under 38 U.S.C. 1922(b).
§ 8.35Eligibility for those insured under 38 U.S.C. 1922(a) to purchase insurance under 38 U.S.C. 1922B after December 31, 2025.
§ 8.36Issuance of coverage under section 1922B of title 38 U.S.C. following additional elections.