10 U.S.C. · Armed Forces
10 U.S.C. § 1219

Statement of origin of disease or injury: limitations

Ch. 61 — RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY
Title 10 U.S.C. ● ACTIVE Primary Source Ch. 61
Statutory Text

10 U.S.C. § 1219 — Statement of origin of disease or injury: limitations

U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 61 - RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY Sec. 1219 - Statement of origin of disease or injury: limitations From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§1219. Statement of origin of disease or injury: limitations

A member of an armed force may not be required to sign a statement relating to the origin, incurrence, or aggravation of a disease or injury that he has. Any such statement against his interests, signed by a member, is invalid.

(Added Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, §2201(31)(A), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 160; amended Pub. L. 87–651, title I, §107(c), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 509.)

Historical and Revision Notes 1962 Act Sections 1218 and 1219 are restated, without substantive change, to conform to the style adopted for title 10.

Editorial Notes

Amendments 1962—Pub. L. 87–651 substituted "Statement of origin of disease or injury: limitation" for "Statement against interest void" in section catchline, and "A member of an armed force may not be required to sign a statement relating to the origin, incurrence, or aggravation of a disease or injury that he has. Any such statement against his interests, signed by a member, is invalid" for "No person in the Armed Forces may be required to sign a statement of any nature relating to the origin, incurrence, or aggravation of any disease or injury he may have. Any such statement against his own interest, whenever signed, is of no force and effect."

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date Section effective Jan. 1, 1958, see section 2301 of Pub. L. 85–56, 71 Stat. 172.

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