[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR9.2]

[Page 521]
 
            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 9_SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP
 
Sec.  9.2  Effective date; applications.

    (a) The effective date of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance will 
be in accordance with provisions set forth in 38 U.S.C. 1967.
    (b) The effective date of Veterans' Group Life Insurance will be as 
follows:
    (1) For members whose Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage 
ceases under 38 U.S.C. 1968 (a)(1)(A) and 38 U.S.C. 1968(a)(4), the 
effective date shall be the 121st day after termination of duty. An 
application and the initial premium must be received by the 
administrative office within 120 days following termination of duty or 
separation or release from such assignment.
    (2) For members whose Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage 
was extended because of total disability, the effective date shall be 
the day following the end of the 1-year period of extended coverage or 
the day following the end of the total disability, whichever is the 
earlier date, but in no event before the 121st day following termination 
of duty. An application and the initial premium must be received by the 
administrative office within 1 year following termination of duty.
    (3) For members who qualify for coverage under 38 U.S.C. 1967(b), 
the effective date shall be the 121st day after termination of duty. An 
application, the initial premium, and proof of disability must be 
received by the administrative office within 120 days following 
termination of duty.
    (4) For members of the Individual Ready Reserve or the Inactive 
National Guard, the effective date shall be the date an application and 
the initial premium are received by the administrative office. The 
application and initial premium must be received by the administrative 
office within 120 days of becoming a member of either organization.


(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1977(e))

    (c) If either an application or the initial premium has not been 
received by the administrative office within the time limits set forth 
above, Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance or Veterans' Group Life 
Insurance coverage may still be granted if an application, the initial 
premium, and evidence of insurability are received by the administrative 
office within 1 year and 120 days following termination of duty.
    (d) The effective date for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance or 
Veterans' Group Life Insurance in any case not otherwise covered under 
this section or under 38 U.S.C. 1967(a) shall be the date an application 
and the initial premium are received by the administrative office.
    (e) For purposes of this section, an application, an initial 
premium, and any evidence necessary to effect Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance or Veterans' Group Life Insurance coverage will be considered 
to have been received by the administrative office if:
    (1) They are properly addressed to the administrative office, and
    (2) The proper postage is affixed, and
    (3) They are legibly postmarked within the time limit required for 
receipt by the administrative office.

[61 FR 20135, May 6, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 35970, July 3, 1997]