38 U.S.C. § 1141

Basic entitlement

The surviving spouse, child or children, and dependent parent or parents of any veteran who died before January 1, 1957 , as the result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military, naval, air, or space service, in line of duty, during other than a period of war, shall be entitled to receive compensation as hereinafter provided in this subchapter.

( Pub. L. 85–857 , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1123 , § 341; Pub. L. 92–197, § 6 , Dec. 15, 1971 , 85 Stat. 662 ; Pub. L. 94–433, title IV, § 404(18) , Sept. 30, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1379 ; renumbered § 1141, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(14) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3830 .)