[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR48.508]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 48--RETIRED SERVICEMAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart E--Annuity
 
Sec. 48.508  Certain 100 percent disability retirement.

    An election filed on or after August 13, 1968 is not effective if 
the member dies within 30 days following retirement from a disability of 
100 per centum (under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in 
use by the Veterans Administration) for which he was retired under 
chapter 61, title 10 U.S. Code, unless--
    (a) Such disability was the result of injury or disease received in 
line of duty as a direct result of armed conflict, or
    (b) His widow or children are not entitled to dependency and 
indemnity compensation under chapter 13, title 38 U.S. Code.