§ 9.6. Compensation on behalf of deceased veterans.
(a) Compensation. In addition to bonus payments calculated based on months of active service under § 9.5 (relating to calculation of bonus payment based on months of active service), the eligible survivors of a deceased veteran as described in section 5(b) of the act (51 P. S. § 20305(b)) shall be eligible for payment of $5,000 when one of the following applies:
(1) The veteran died while in performance of ‘‘active service’’ as defined in section 2 of the act (51 P. S. § 20302) and § 9.5 during any part of the period from August 2, 1990, to August 31, 1991.
(2) The veteran died as result of service-connected wounds, diseases or injuries incurred during the period of ‘‘active service’’ as defined in section 2 of the act and § 9.5. The cause of death shall be documented by the United States Armed Forces or the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs to be the direct and proximate result of the service-connected wounds, diseases or injuries, and there may be no intervening cause of death.
(b) Documentation. Official military records of the United States Armed Forces or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs describing the circumstances of the death of an eligible veteran while performing active service or as result of service-connected wounds, diseases or injuries incurred in active service will be considered sufficient documentation.
Cross References This section cited in 43 Pa. Code § 9.7 (relating to compensation of prisoner of war); and in 43 Pa. Code § 9.8 (relating to applicants on behalf of deceased veterans).
No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.
This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.
