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| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.129.1 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.0 Definitions of terms used in connection with title 38 CFR, part 8, National Service Life Insurance. | VA | [67 FR 54738, Aug. 26, 2002, as amended at 87 FR 73653, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) What does the term “good health” mean? The term good health means that the applicant is, from clinical or other evidence, free from any condition that would tend to: (1) Weaken normal physical or mental functions; or (2) Shorten life. Conditions that would affect “good health” are diseases or injuries or residuals of diseases or injuries. A “residual” is a disability that remains following the original disease or injury. (b) What does the term “good health criteria” mean? The term good health criteria means the underwriting standards that determine whether a person is in good health. “Good health criteria” are based whenever possible, as far as practicable, on general insurance usage. “Underwriting” is the process that sets the terms, conditions, and prices for an insurance policy, by rating an applicant's mortality risk. (c) What does the term “organic loss of speech” mean? The term organic loss of speech means the loss of the ability to express oneself, both by voice and whisper, through the normal organs of speech if the loss is caused by physical changes in such organs. The fact that some speech can be produced through the use of artificial appliance or other organs of the body will not impact this definition. (d) What does the term “disease or injury traceable to the extra hazards of the military service” mean? The term disease or injury traceable to the extra hazards of the military service means a disease or injury that was either caused by or can be traced back to the performance of duty in the active military, naval, or air service. (e) What does the term “guardian” mean? The term guardian means any state-appointed guardian or conservator, attorney-in-fact, or VA-appointed fiduciary, as defined in § 13.20, who is responsible for receiving VA benefits in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the insured or the beneficiary, or to take the actions listed in § 8.32. Note 1 to paragraph (e): If a VA-appointed fiduciary and either a state-appointed guardian/conservator or attorney-… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.130.2 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.1 Effective date for an insurance policy issued under section 1922(a) or 1922B of title 38 U.S.C. | VA | [67 FR 54738, Aug. 26, 2002, as amended at 87 FR 73653, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) What is the effective date of the policy? The effective date is the date policy coverage begins. Benefits due under a policy issued under section 1922(a) are payable any time after the effective date. Benefits due under a policy issued under section 1922B are payable any time two years after the effective date. (b) How is the effective date established? The effective date is the date you deliver both of the following to VA: (1) A valid application. (2) A premium payment. If your valid application and premium are mailed to VA, the postmark date will be the date of delivery. If a postmark date is not available, the date of delivery will be the date your valid application and premium are received by VA. If you apply for insurance coverage through an electronic medium, the date of delivery of the premium payment will be the date you authorize payment of the initial premium. In cases where the authorization does not result in the required premium payment because there were insufficient funds to cover the full initial premium, the delivery date of the premium payment will be the date your full initial premium is received by VA. (c) Can you have a different effective date? For insurance other than VALife, if you would like an effective date other than the date of delivery as described in paragraph (b) of this section, you may choose one of the following three options as an effective date: (1) The first day of the month in which you deliver your valid application and premium payment to VA. For example, if VA receives your application and premium payment on August 15, you may request an effective date of August 1. (2) The first day of the month following the month in which you deliver your valid application and premium payment. For example, if VA receives your application and premium payment on August 15, you may request an effective date of September 1. (3) The first day of any month up to six months prior to the month in which you deliver your valid application and premium payment. For example, if VA… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.131.3 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.2 Payment of premiums. | VA | [65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000, as amended at 87 FR 35421, June 10, 2022; 87 FR 73653, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) What is a premium? A premium is a payment that a policyholder is required to make for an insurance policy. (b) How can policyholders pay premiums? Premiums can be paid by: (1) Cash, check, or money order directly to VA. (2) Allotment from service or retirement pay. (3) Automatic deduction from VA benefits (pension, compensation or insurance dividends (see § 8.4)). (4) Pre-authorized debit from a checking account. (c) When should policyholders pay premiums? (1) Unless premiums are paid in advance, policyholders must pay premiums on the effective date shown on the policy and on the same date of each following month. This is called the “due date.” (2) Policyholders may pay premiums in advance on an annual basis. (3) Policyholders insured as of July 11, 2022 may pay premiums in advance on an annual, semi-annual, or quarterly basis. (d) What happens if a policyholder does not pay a premium on time? (1) When a policyholder pays a premium within 31 days from the “due date,” the policy remains in force. This 31-day period is called a “grace period.” If the insured dies within the 31-day grace period, VA deducts the unpaid premium from the amount of insurance payable. (2) If a policyholder pays a premium after the 31-day grace period, VA will not accept the payment and the policy lapses effective the date the premium was due; Except that VA will accept a premium paid after the 31-day grace period as a timely payment if: (i) The policyholder pays the premium within 61 days of the due date; and (ii) The policyholder is alive at the time the payment is mailed. (3) When a policyholder pays the premium by mail, the postmark date is the date of payment. (4) When a policyholder pays a premium by check or money order which is not honored and it is shown by satisfactory evidence that: (e) What happens if a policyholder enrolled in VALife dies, surrenders or cancels coverage during the two-year enrollment period? If a policyholder enrolls in VALife for an amount less than the statutory maximum and elect… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.131.4 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.3 Revival of insurance. | VA | [33 FR 17915, Dec. 3, 1968. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29291, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 65 FR 19658, Apr. 12, 2000] | (a) If the sole reason death or total disability benefits under a policy of National Service life insurance cannot be granted is that the policy had lapsed, the insurance will be considered in force under premium-paying conditions on the date of death or the date of commencement of total disability if, (1) On the date of lapse there were accrued dividends, not then payable, resulting from premiums paid since the last anniversary date of the policy and such dividends were equal to or greater in amount than the total of the monthly premiums which have become due from and including the date of lapse to the date of death or date of commencement of total disability, and/or (2) At the end of the grace period for the unpaid premium causing lapse there were due and payable to the policyholder unpaid dividends, refundable premiums, pure insurance risk credits, other refundable credits or total disability benefit payments arising from the policyholder's U.S. Government or National Service life insurance which are equal to or greater in amount than the total of the monthly premiums which have become due from and including the date of lapse to the date of death or date of commencement of total disability. (3) For purposes of this section amounts under paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section may be combined. In that case, the amount, if any, of dividend accrued under paragraph (a)(1) of this section will first be determined and the amount available under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, if any, will be added thereto for the purpose of determining if the total amount thus available is equal to or greater than the total of monthly premiums which have become due. (4) In determining the amount of monthly premiums which have become due under paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section a shortage of 10 percent per monthly premium may be allowed for a period not to exceed 3 months. (5) In determining the monthly premiums which have become due for adjustment purposes under paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section, the premium … | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.131.5 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.4 Deduction of insurance premiums from compensation, retirement pay, or pension. | VA | [13 FR 7110, Nov. 27, 1948, as amended at 14 FR 5241, Aug. 24, 1949; 24 FR 7327, Sept. 9, 1959; 28 FR 1542, Feb. 19, 1963; 30 FR 3645, Mar. 19, 1965; 54 FR 46231, Nov. 2, 1989. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29291, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 91 FR 2713, Jan. 22, 2026] | The insured under a National Service life insurance policy which is not lapsed may authorize the monthly deduction of premiums from disability compensation, death compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, retirement pay, disability pension, or death pension that may be due and payable to him under any laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with the following provisions. (a) The authorization may be made by an insured or the insured's legal representative. If the authorization is made by the insured's legal representative, it must be in writing over the signature of the representative and forwarded to the Department of Veterans Affairs along with a copy of the document which evidences the individual's authority to act on behalf of the insured. If an insured is incompetent and has no legal representative and has a spouse to whom benefits are being paid pursuant to Part 13 of this chapter, the spouse may authorize payment of insurance premiums through the deduction system. If an insured is incompetent and has no legal representative and an institutional award has been made in his or her behalf, the authorization may be executed by the Director of the field facility in which the insured is hospitalized or receiving domiciliary care, and in appropriate cases by the chief officers of State hospitals or other institutions to whom similar awards may have been approved. (b) The monthly disability compensation, death compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, retirement pay, disability pension, or survivors pension so due and payable must be equal to, or in excess of, the amount of the insurance premium figured on a monthly basis. (c) The authorization may be cancelled by the insured at any time. Such cancellation will be effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is received by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (d) If the benefits payable to the insured are apportioned under the regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs now in e… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.131.6 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.5 Authorization for deduction of premiums from compensation, retirement pay, or pension. | VA | [61 FR 29291, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000] | Deductions from benefits for the payment of premiums shall be effective on the month the authorization for such deduction is received by the Department of Veterans Affairs or on any successive month specified by the insured. Such deduction shall be applied to the premium due in the succeeding calendar month and shall continue monthly so long as the benefit payments are due and payable to the insured and the amount is sufficient to pay the premium or until such authorization is revoked by the veteran or otherwise terminated. When premium deductions are authorized by the insured, the premium will be treated as paid for purposes of preventing lapse of the insurance, so long as there is due and payable to the insured a benefit amount sufficient to provide the premium payment. If authorization was executed by the Director of a VA hospital or domiciliary or chief officer of a State hospital or other institution to make deductions from an institutional award, the authorization will cease and terminate at the termination of the institutional award and the insurance shall lapse unless another authorization for deduction from monthly benefit payments is executed by the insured. The insured will be notified by letter directed to the last address of record of the termination of the authorization to deduct premiums, but failure to give such notice shall not prevent lapse. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.132.7 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.6 Calculation of Time Period; Veteran's Age. | VA | [87 FR 73653, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) If the last day of a time period specified in § 8.2 or § 8.3, or the last day allowed for filing an application for National Service Life Insurance or for applying for reinstatement thereof, or paying premiums due thereon, falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the time period will be extended to include the following workday. (b) For VALife, the premium will be determined using the age of the veteran at his or her nearest birthday on the effective date of the policy. (c) For purposes of determining a veteran's eligibility for VALife under 38 U.S.C. 1922B(a)(3)(A), the age of the veteran at his or her last birthday prior to the date of application will be used. (d) For purposes of determining a veteran's eligibility for VALife under 38 U.S.C. 1922B(a)(3)(B), with respect to a veteran who has attained 81 years of age, an initial grant of service connection for a new or secondary condition for which the veteran applied for disability compensation before attaining 81 years of age will satisfy the eligibility criteria; however, VA will not grant insurance to such a veteran based on an increase in an existing disability rating, a grant of individual unemployability under 38 CFR 4.18, or a finding of incompetency under 38 CFR 3.353. VA will not issue a VALife policy to a veteran over age 95. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.133.10 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.9 Application and medical evidence. | VA | [47 FR 11657, Mar. 18, 1982. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29292, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 65 FR 19659, Apr. 12, 2000] | The applicant for reinstatement of National Service Life Insurance, during his or her lifetime, and within 5 years after the date of lapse if the insurance was issued under 38 U.S.C. 1925, must submit a written application signed by him or her and furnish satisfactory evidence of health as required in § 8.8 at the time of application. Applicant's own statement of comparative health may be accepted as proof of insurability for the purpose of reinstatement under § 8.8(a), but, whenever deemed necessary in any such case, report of physical examination may be required. Applications for reinstatement submitted after expiration of the applicable period mentioned in § 8.8(a) must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of good health. If the insurance becomes a claim after the tender of the amount necessary to meet reinstatement requirements but before full compliance with the requirements of this section, and the applicant was in a required state of health at the date that he or she made the tender of the amount necessary to meet reinstatement requirements, and that there is satisfactory reason for his or her noncompliance, the Assistant Director for Insurance, VA Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania may, if the applicant be dead, waive any or all requirements of this section (except payment of the necessary premiums) or, if the applicant be living, allow compliance with this section as of the date the required amount necessary to reinstate was received by the Department of Veterans Affairs. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.133.8 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.7 Reinstatement. | VA | [61 FR 29291, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 65 FR 19659, Apr. 12, 2000; 87 FR 73653, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) Subject to paragraph (e), any policy which lapses and which is not surrendered for a cash value or for paid-up insurance, may be reinstated upon written application signed by the applicant, payment of all premiums in arrears, and evidence of good health as required under § 8.8 (a) or (b), whichever is applicable. If a policy is not reinstated within 6 months from the due date of the premium in default, interest must be paid in addition to premiums for all months in arrears from their respective due dates at the rate of 5 percent per annum, compounded annually. The payment or reinstatement of any indebtedness against a policy must be made upon application for reinstatement, and any excess of indebtedness and interest over the reserve of the policy must be paid at that time. A lapsed National Service Life Insurance policy which is in force under extended term insurance may be reinstated within 5 years from the date extended insurance would expire upon application and payment of all premiums in arrears with the required interest. In any case in which the extended insurance under an endowment policy provides protection to the end of the endowment period, the policy may be reinstated at any time before maturity upon application and payment of the premiums with the required interest. A policy on the level term premium plan may be reinstated within 5 years of the date of lapse upon written application signed by the insured, evidence of insurability and payment of two monthly premiums, one for the month of the lapse, the other for the month of reinstatement. (b) Reinstatement of insurance issued under section 1925, title 38 U.S.C. Any policy of insurance issued under 38 U.S.C. 1925 which has been lapsed for not more than 5 years shall be reinstated under the same provisions of paragraph (a) of this section. (c) Effective date of reinstatements. Reinstatement is effected on the date an acceptable application and the required monetary payments are delivered to the Department of Veterans Affairs. If application fo… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.133.9 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.8 Health requirements. | VA | [33 FR 365, Jan. 10, 1968, as amended at 33 FR 12002, Aug. 23, 1968; 47 FR 11657, Mar. 18, 1982. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29292, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000] | National Service life insurance on any plan may be reinstated if application and tender of premiums are made: (a) Within 6 premium months including the premium month for which the unpaid premium was due, provided the applicant be in as good health on the date of application and tender of premiums as he or she was on the last day of the grace period of the premium in default and furnishes satisfactory evidence thereof. (b) After expiration of the 6-month period mentioned in paragraph (a) of this section, provided applicant is in good health (§ 8.0) on the date of application and tender of premiums and furnishes satisfactory evidence. If the insurance to be reinstated was issued under 38 U.S.C. 1922(a), 1925(b), or 1925(c) and application is made within 1 year of the date of lapse, any service-connected disability existing at the time the insurance was issued will be waived for the purpose of reinstatement (including natural progression of the condition since time of issuance). If the insurance to be reinstated was issued under 38 U.S.C. 1925(a) and application is made within 1 year of the date of lapse, any nonservice-connected disability, or service-connected disability which combined with a non-service-connected disability rendered the insured uninsurable as of October 13, 1964, will be waived for the purpose of reinstatement (including natural progression). | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.134.11 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.10 How paid. | VA | [17 FR 2362, Mar. 19, 1952, as amended at 18 FR 3715, June 30, 1953; 24 FR 5021, June 20, 1959; 25 FR 7369, Aug. 5, 1960; 28 FR 12545, Nov. 23, 1963; 30 FR 3646, Mar. 19, 1965; 32 FR 13927, Oct. 6, 1967; 37 FR 3352, Feb. 15, 1972; 46 FR 57043, Nov. 20, 1981; 50 FR 12252, Mar. 28, 1985. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29292, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 65 FR 19659, Apr. 12, 2000; 87 FR 73654, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) Except as hereinafter provided in this paragraph, a National Service Life Insurance policy shall participate in and receive such dividends from gains and savings as may be determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Dividends becoming payable after January 1, 1952, shall be payable on the date preceding the anniversary of the policy unless the Secretary shall declare them payable on some other date. Dividends are not payable on insurance: (1) Issued or reinstated under the provisions of section 602(c)(2) of the National Service Life Insurance Act, as amended, where the requirements of good health were waived at the time of such issue or reinstatement; (2) Issued under sections 620 and 621 of the National Service Life Insurance Act, as amended; (3) Issued under sections 1904(c), 1922(a), and 1922B of title 38 U.S.C. (4) Issued on the ordinary life plan under section 1904(d) of title 38 U.S.C., to replace the amount of insurance reduced under a modified life plan policy issued under 38 U.S.C. 1904(c); and (5) On which premiums are waived, in whole or in part, under the provisions of section 622 of the National Service Life Insurance Act, as amended, and 38 U.S.C. 1924 for the period during which such premium waiver is in effect. (b) Unless and until VA receives a written request from the insured that National Service Life Insurance dividends be paid in cash, or that they be used to pay an insurance indebtedness, or that they be placed on deposit or be used to pay premiums in advance, or that they be used to pay the premiums on a particular policy or policies, or that they be used to purchase paid-up additions, any such dividends shall be held to the credit of the insured to be applied to pay monthly premiums becoming due and unpaid after the date such dividends are payable on any National Service or United States Government Life Insurance policy or policies held by the insured: Provided, That such dividend credits will be applied as of the due date of any unpaid premium. Dividend credits will earn … | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.135.12 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.11 Cash value. | VA | [61 FR 29292, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 65 FR 19659, Apr. 12, 2000; 87 FR 73654, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) Provisions for cash value, paid-up insurance, and extended term insurance, except as provided in § 8.14(b), shall become effective at the completion of the first policy year on any plan of National Service Life Insurance other than the 5-year level premium term plan. The cash value at the end of the first policy year and at the end of any policy year thereafter, for which premiums have been paid in full, shall be the reserve with any dividend accumulations, where applicable. This paragraph shall not apply to VALife. (b) For insurance other than VALife, upon written request and upon complete surrender of the insurance and all claims thereunder, the United States will pay to the insured the cash value of the policy less any indebtedness, provided the policy has been in force by payment or waiver of the premiums for at least 1 year. Paid-up additions do not have to be in force for 1 year before they have cash values. Unless otherwise requested by the insured, a surrender will be deemed completed as of the end of the premium month in which the application for cash surrender is delivered to the Department of Veterans Affairs, or as of the date of the check for the cash value, whichever is later. If the application is forwarded by mail, properly addressed, the postmark date will be taken as the date of delivery. If it is forwarded through military channels, the date the application is placed in military channels will be taken as the date of delivery. (c) All values, reserves and net single premiums on participating National Service Life Insurance, other than as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, shall be based on the American Experience Table of Mortality, with interest at the rate of 3 percent per annum. For each month after the first policy year for which month a premium has been paid or waived, the reserve at the end of the preceding policy year shall be increased by one-twelfth of the increase in reserve for the current policy year. (d) All values on insurance, reserves, and net single premiums issue… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.135.13 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.12 Payment of the cash value of National Service Life Insurance in monthly installments under section 1917(e) of title 38 U.S.C. | VA | [36 FR 4384, Mar. 5, 1971. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29292, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000] | (a) Effective January 1, 1971, in lieu of payment of the cash surrender value in one sum the insured may elect to receive payment in monthly installments under option 2 or as a refund life income. If the insured dies before the agreed number of monthly installments have been paid, the remaining unpaid monthly installments will be payable as provided in title 38 U.S.C. 1917. Unless otherwise requested by the insured, a surrender under this section will be deemed completed as of the premium month in which the application for cash surrender is delivered to the Department of Veterans Affairs, or as of the date of the first check released thereunder, whichever is later. (b) [Reserved] | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.135.14 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.13 Policy loans. | VA | [52 FR 39626, Oct. 2, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 17466, May 17, 1988; 59 FR 65717, Dec. 21, 1994. Redesignated at 61 FR 29290, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 87 FR 35421, June 10, 2022; 87 FR 73654, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) At any time after the premiums for the first policy year have been paid and earned and before default in payment of any subsequent premium, and upon the execution of a loan agreement satisfactory to the Secretary, the United States will lend to the insured on the security of his or her National Service Life Insurance policy, any amount of the policy reserve, and any indebtedness on the policy shall be deducted from the amount advanced on such loan. At any time before default in the payment of the premium, the loan may be repaid in full or in amounts of $5 or more. Failure to pay either the amount of the loan or the interest thereon shall not make the policy voidable unless the total indebtedness shall equal or exceed the cash value. When the amount of the indebtedness equals or exceeds the cash value, the policy shall become voidable. On loans applied for before the effective date of this regulation (November 2, 1987) and not exchanged pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, the policy loan interest rate in effect when the loan was applied for shall not be increased for the term of the loan. (b) Loans applied for or exchanged on and after the effective date of this regulation (November 2, 1987) shall bear interest at a rate which may be varied during the term of the loan, not more frequently than once a year, as provided by paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section. After October 1, 1988, the policy loan rate shall not be varied more frequently than once a year. Notification of the initial rate of interest on new loans will be forwarded at the time the loan is made. Policyholders with existing variable rate loans will be forwarded reasonable advance notice of any increase in the rate. Reasonable advance notice of any change in the variable loan rate will be published in the Federal Register. A notice pertaining to variable loans which is sent to the policyholder's last address of record will constitute sufficient evidence of notice. (c) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section, loan rate… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.136.15 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.14 Provision for extended term insurance—other than 5-year level premium term or limited convertible 5-year level premium term policies. | VA | [30 FR 3647, Mar. 19, 1965, as amended at 47 FR 11658, Mar. 18, 1982. Redesignated at 61 FR 29290, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 87 FR 73654, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) After the expiration of the first policy year and upon default in the payment of a premium within the grace period, if a permanent plan National Service Life Insurance policy other than the modified life plan has not been surrendered for cash or for paid-up insurance, the policy shall be extended automatically as term insurance. The extended term insurance shall be for an amount of the insurance equal to the face value of the policy less any indebtedness for such time from the due date of the premium in default as the cash value less any indebtedness and a charge for administrative cost for insurance issued under 38 U.S.C. 1925, will purchase when applied as a net single premium at the attained age of the insured. For this purpose the attained age is the age on the birthday anniversary nearest to the effective date of the policy plus the number of years and months from that date to the date the extended term insurance becomes effective. The extended term insurance shall not have a loan value, but shall have a cash value. (b) Upon default in payment of a premium within the grace period on any permanent plan of National Service Life Insurance other than the modified life plan and any plan of insurance issued under 38 U.S.C. 1925, if the policy has been in force by payment or waiver of premiums for not less than 3 months nor more than 11 months, the policy shall be extended automatically as term insurance. The extended term insurance shall be for an amount of insurance equal to the face value of the policy less any indebtedness for such time from the due date of the premium in default as the reserve of the policy less any indebtedness will purchase when applied as a net single premium at the attained age of the insured. For this purpose the attained age is the age on the birthday anniversary nearest to the effective date of the policy plus the number of months from that date to the date extended term insurance becomes effective. Extended term insurance under this provision shall not have a cash or loan value. T… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.136.16 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.15 Provision for paid-up insurance; other than 5-year level premium term or limited convertible 5-year level premium term policies. | VA | [30 FR 3648, Mar. 19, 1965. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 87 FR 73654, Dec. 1, 2022] | (a) If a National Service Life Insurance policy on any plan other than 5-year level premium term or limited convertible 5-year level premium term plan has not been surrendered for cash, upon written request of the insured and complete surrender of the insurance with all claims thereunder, after the expiration of the first policy year and while the policy is in force under premium-paying conditions, the United States will issue paid-up insurance for such amount as the cash value less any indebtedness, and a charge for administrative cost for insurance issued under 38 U.S.C. 1925, will purchase when applied as a net single premium at the attained age of the insured. For this purpose the attained age is the age on the birthday anniversary nearest to the effective date of the policy plus the number of years and months from that date to the date the paid-up insurance becomes effective. Such paid-up insurance will be effective as of the expiration of the period for which premiums have been paid and earned; and, any premiums paid in advance for months subsequent to that in which the application for paid-up insurance is made shall be refunded to the insured. The paid-up insurance, if eligible to participate in and to receive dividends, shall be with the right to dividends. The insured may at any time surrender the paid-up policy for its cash value or obtain a loan on such paid-up insurance. (b) The United States shall not issue paid-up insurance under VALife until the insured has paid premiums during the two-year waiting period imposed by 38 U.S.C. 1922B(c)(2) before VALife coverage is in force. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.137.17 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.16 Conversion of a 5-year level premium term policy as provided for under § 1904 of title 38 U.S.C. | VA | [61 FR 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000] | National Service Life Insurance on the level premium term plan which is in force may be exchanged for a permanent plan policy upon written application by the insured and the payment of the current monthly premium at the attained age for the plan of insurance selected (except where premium waiver under 38 U.S.C. 1912 is effective). The reserve (if any) on the policy will be allowed as a credit on the current monthly premium except where premium waiver is effective. Conversion to an endowment plan may not be made while the insured is totally disabled. The conversion will be made without medical examination, except when deemed necessary to determine whether an applicant for conversion to an endowment plan is totally disabled, and upon complete surrender of the term insurance while in force by payment or waiver of premium. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.138.18 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.17 Discontinuance of premium waiver. | VA | [13 FR 7114, Nov. 27, 1948, as amended at 25 FR 8776, Sept. 13, 1960; 47 FR 11658, Mar. 18, 1982. Redesignated at 61 FR 29290, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000] | (a) The Secretary may require proof of continuance of total disability at any time the Secretary may deem same necessary. In the event it is found that an insured is no longer totally disabled, the waiver of premiums shall cease as of the date of such finding, and the insurance may be continued by payment of premiums, the due date of the first premium payable being the next regular monthly due date of the premium under the policy. The insurance shall not lapse prior to the date of expiration of the grace period allowed for the payment of such premium or prior to the expiration of 31 days after date of notice to the insured of the termination of the premium waiver, whichever is the later date. Such notice shall be sent by registered mail or by certified mail and sufficient notice will be deemed to have been given when such letter has been placed in the mails by the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided, That the Secretary may grant an additional period of not more than 31 days for payment of the premiums in any case in which it is shown that the failure to make payment within 31 days after notice as defined in this paragraph was due to circumstances beyond the insured's control; but the premiums in any such case must be paid during the lifetime of the insured. The failure of the insured to furnish a correct current address at which mail will reach him or her promptly shall not be grounds for a further extension of time for payment of premiums under this section. (b) In the event a finding that insured is no longer totally disabled is made at the same time a finding is made of total disability entitling the insured to a waiver of premiums while so disabled, the waiver of premiums shall cease as of the date on which total disability ceased and continuance of the insurance in such cases shall be subject to the timely payment of the premiums as they become or have become due and payable. The due date of the first premium payable subsequent to the date total disability ceased is the next regular due date of the p… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.138.19 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.18 Total disability—speech. | VA | [67 FR 54738, Aug. 26, 2002] | The organic loss of speech shall be deemed to be total disability under National Service Life Insurance. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.139.20 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.19 Beneficiary and optional settlement changes. | VA | [61 FR 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 87 FR 73654, Dec. 1 ,2022] | (a) The insured shall have the right at any time, and from time to time, and without the knowledge or consent of the beneficiary to cancel or change a beneficiary and/or optional settlement designation. A change of beneficiary or optional settlement to be effective must be made by notice in writing signed by the insured and forwarded to the Department of Veterans Affairs by the insured or designated agent, and must contain sufficient information to identify the insured. A beneficiary designation and an optional settlement selection, but not a change of beneficiary, may be made by last will and testament duly probated. Upon receipt by the Department of Veterans Affairs, a valid designation or change of beneficiary or option shall be deemed to be effective as of the date of execution. Any payment made before proper notice of designation or change of beneficiary has been received in the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be deemed to have been properly made and to satisfy fully the obligations of the United States under such insurance policy to the extent of such payments. (b) If a beneficiary has been determined to have intentionally and wrongfully killed the insured, the provisions found in 38 CFR 9.5(e) shall be followed. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.140.21 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.20 Proof of death, age, relationship and marriage. | VA | [26 FR 1856, Mar. 3, 1961. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000] | Whenever it is necessary for a claimant to prove death, age, relationship or marriage, the provisions found in Part 3 of this chapter will be followed. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.141.22 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.21 Misstatement of age. | VA | [13 FR 7115, Nov. 27, 1948. Redesignated at 61 FR 29290, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000] | If the age of the insured under a National Service life insurance policy has been understated, the amount of the insurance payable under the policy shall be such exact amount as the premium paid would have purchased at the correct age; if overstated, the excess of premiums paid shall be refunded without interest. Guaranteed surrender and loan values will be modified accordingly. The age of the insured will be admitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs at any time upon satisfactory proof. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.142.23 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.22 Examination of applicants for insurance or reinstatement. | VA | [30 FR 3650, Mar. 19, 1965, as amended at 47 FR 11659, Mar. 18, 1982. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000] | Where physical or mental examination is required of an applicant for National Service Life Insurance or of an applicant for reinstatement of National Service Life Insurance, such examination may be made by a medical officer of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service, or may be made free of charge to him or her by a full-time or part-time salaried physician or a physician's assistant at a regional office or medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such examination may also be made, at the applicant's own expense, by a physician duly licensed for the practice of medicine by a State, possession of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, or by a duly licensed osteopathic physician who is a graduate of a recognized and approved college of osteopathy and who is listed in the current directory of the American Osteopathic Association. Such examination may be made by a physician or osteopath who is not related to the applicant by blood or marriage, associated with him or her in business, or pecuniarily interested in the insurance or reinstatement of the policy. Examinations made in a foreign country by a physician duly licensed for the practice of medicine and otherwise acceptable may be accepted if submitted through the American consul. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may require such further medical examination or additional medical evidence as may be deemed necessary and proper to establish the physical and mental condition of the applicant at the time of the application. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.142.24 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.23 Examination in connection with total disability benefits. | VA | [47 FR 11659, Mar. 18, 1982. Redesignated at 61 FR 29290, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000] | Physical examination in connection with claim for total disability benefits may be made by a medical officer of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service, or may be made at Government expense by a full-time or part-time salaried physician or physician's assistant at a regional office or medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. If an insured is unable to travel, because of physical or mental condition, the Director of a regional office or of a medical facility may, on his or her own initiative or at the request of the Insurance activity concerned, authorize at Government expense examination at the residence of the insured. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may require such further medical examination or such additional medical evidence as may be deemed necessary and proper to establish the physical and mental condition of the insured. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.142.25 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.24 Expenses incident to examinations for insurance purposes. | VA | [30 FR 3650, Mar. 19, 1965, as amended at 47 FR 11659, Mar. 18, 1982. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000; 65 FR 19659, Apr. 12, 2000] | Except as provided in § 8.22, necessary transportation expenses incident to physical or mental examinations for insurance purposes at regional offices or medical facilities shall be furnished when the insured is ordered to report for examination at the specific request of the insurance activity concerned, or the Director of a regional office or of a medical facility. Such expenses will be borne by the United States and will be paid from the applicable appropriation of the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration. Transportation, meal and lodging requests in connection with reporting to and returning from the place of examination may be furnished the applicant, or the applicant may travel at his or her own expense and claim reimbursement for such travel on a mileage basis, provided prior authority has been given for the travel. Travel incident to such an examination by salaried employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs will be in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. If such an examination is made by a medical examiner on a fee basis, payment will be made at a fee not in excess of the schedule of fees in effect and approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical and professional services in the State in which the examination is made. Where no approved State fee schedule is in effect or where a fee for the type of examination authorized is not listed in the approved State fee schedule in effect, such examinations will be furnished at a fee not in excess of that listed in the “Guide for Charges for Medical and Ancillary Services” of the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration in effect at the time the examination is authorized. If the particular examination is not covered by a schedule in effect and/or the said guide, a fee not in excess of what is reasonable and customarily charged in the community concerned may be allowed. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.143.26 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.25 Options. | VA | [61 FR 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000, and further redesignated at 67 FR 54739, Aug. 26, 2002] | Insurance will be paid in a lump sum only when selected by the insured during his or her lifetime or by his or her last will and testament. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.144.27 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.26 Renewal of National Service Life Insurance on the 5-year level premium term plan. | VA | [21 FR 6544, Aug. 30, 1956, as amended at 24 FR 21, Jan. 1, 1959; 30 FR 3652, Mar. 19, 1965; 33 FR 365, Jan. 10, 1968; 36 FR 4384, Mar. 5, 1971; 49 FR 34484, Aug. 31, 1984; 54 FR 5931, Feb. 7, 1989. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 29290, 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000, and further redesignated at 67 FR 54739, Aug. 26, 2002] | (a) Effective July 23, 1953, all or any part of National Service Life Insurance on the 5-year level premium term plan, in any multiple of $500 and not less than $1,000, which is not lapsed at the expiration of any 5-year term period, shall be automatically renewed without application or medical examination for a successive 5-year period at the applicable level premium term rate for the then attained age of the insured: Provided, That on or after September 1, 1984, National Service Life Insurance “V” 5-year level premium term rates shall not exceed the renewal age 70 term premium rate, or that on or after (the date the regulation is published as final), Veterans Special Life Insurance “RS” five-year level premium term rates shall not exceed the renewal age 70 “RS” term premium rate: Provided further, That in any case in which the insured is shown by satisfactory evidence to be totally disabled at the expiration of the term period of his or her insurance under conditions which would entitle the insured to continued insurance protection but for such expiration, such insurance, if subject to renewal under this paragraph shall be automatically renewed for an additional period of 5 years at the applicable premium rate. The renewal of insurance for any successive 5-year period will become effective as of the day following the expiration of the preceding term period, and the premium for such renewal will be the applicable level premium term rate on that day: Provided further, That no insurance is subject to renewal if the policyholder has exercised the insured's right to change to another plan of insurance. (b) Effective June 25, 1970, a 5-year level premium term policy which lapsed for nonpayment of the premium due and subsequently expired may be renewed subsequently to the expiration of the old term period provided the insured within 5 years of the date of lapse: (1) Submits written application for reinstatement of the insurance. (2) Tenders two monthly premiums, one for the month of lapse at the rate for the … | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.145.28 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.27 Conditional designation of beneficiary. | VA | [14 FR 7175, Nov. 29, 1949. Redesignated at 61 FR 29290, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000, and further redesignated at 67 FR 54739, Aug. 26, 2002] | If the insured by notice in writing to the Department of Veterans Affairs during his lifetime has provided that a designated beneficiary shall be entitled to the proceeds of National Service life insurance only if such beneficiary shall survive him for such period (not more than 30 days), as specified by the insured, no right to the insurance shall vest as to such beneficiary during that period. In the event such beneficiary fails to survive the specified period, payment of the proceeds of National Service life insurance will be made as if the beneficiary had predeceased the insured. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.145.29 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.28 Application for reinstatement of total disability income provision. | VA | [61 FR 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000, and further redesignated at 67 FR 54739, Aug. 26, 2002] | A total disability income provision which is lapsed may be reinstated if the insured meets the same requirements as those for reinstatement of the policy to which the total disability income provision is attached; except that in no event shall the requirement of a health statement or other medical evidence be waived in connection with the reinstatement of the total disability income provision. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.146.30 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.29 Policy provisions. | VA | [61 FR 29293, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000, and further redesignated at 67 FR 54739, Aug. 26, 2002] | Contracts of insurance authorized to be made in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the forms and policy plans are subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of title 38 U.S.C., amendments and supplements thereto, and applicable Department of Veterans Affairs regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, all of which together with the insured's application, required evidence of health, including physical examination, if required, and tender of premium shall constitute the contract. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.147.31 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.30 Review of Decisions and Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals. | VA | [84 FR 173, Jan. 18, 2019] | (a) Decisions. This section pertains to insurance decisions involving questions arising under parts 6, 7, 8, and 8a of this chapter, to include the denial of applications for insurance, total disability income provision, or reinstatement; disallowance of claims for insurance benefits; and decisions holding fraud or imposing forfeiture. The applicant or claimant and his or her representative, if any, will be notified in writing of such a decision, which must include, in the notice letter or enclosures or a combination thereof, all of the following elements: (1) Identification of the issues adjudicated. (2) A summary of the evidence considered. (3) A summary of the applicable laws and regulations relevant to the decision. (4) Identification of findings that are favorable to the claimant. (5) For denials, identification of the element(s) not satisfied that led to the denial. (6) An explanation of how to obtain or access the evidence used in making the decision. (7) A summary of the applicable review options available for the claimant to seek further review of the decision. (b) Favorable findings. Any finding favorable to the claimant or applicant is binding on all subsequent agency of original jurisdiction and Board of Veterans' Appeals adjudicators, unless rebutted by evidence that identifies a clear and unmistakable error in the favorable finding. (c) Review of decisions. Within one year from the date on which the agency of original jurisdiction issues notice of an insurance decision as outlined in paragraph (a) of this section, applicants or claimants may elect one of the following administrative review options by timely filing the appropriate form prescribed by the Secretary: (1) Supplemental claim review. The nature of this review will accord with § 3.2501 of this title to the extent the terms used therein apply to insurance matters. (2) Request for a higher-level review. The nature of this review will accord with § 3.2601 of this title to the extent the terms used therein apply to insuranc… | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.147.32 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.31 Total disability for twenty years or more. | VA | [27 FR 11893, Dec. 1, 1962. Redesignated at 61 FR 29290, June 10, 1996. Redesignated at 65 FR 7437, Feb. 15, 2000, and further redesignated at 67 FR 54739, Aug. 26, 2002] | Where the Disability Insurance Claims activity has made a finding of total disability for insurance purposes and it is found that such disability remained continuously in effect for 20 or more years, the finding will not be discontinued thereafter, except upon a showing that such a determination was based on fraud. The 20-year period will be computed from the date the continuous total disability commenced, as determined by the Disability Insurance Claims activity. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.147.33 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.32 Authority of the guardian. | VA | [67 FR 54739, Aug. 26, 2002] | What actions does a guardian have the authority to take for insurance purposes? The guardian of an insured or beneficiary has the authority to take the following actions: (a) Apply for insurance or for conversion of a policy or change of plan; (b) Reinstate a policy; (c) Withdraw dividends held on deposit or credit; (d) Select or change a dividend option; (e) Obtain a policy loan; (f) Cash surrender a policy; (g) Authorize a deduction from benefits or allotment from military retired pay to pay premiums; (h) Apply for and receive payment of proceeds on a matured policy; (i) Select or change the premium payment option; (j) Apply for waiver of premiums and total disability income benefits; (k) Select or change settlement options for beneficiaries; and (l) Assign a beneficiary's interest as provided under section 1918 of title 38 U.S.C. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.147.34 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.33 Cash value for term-capped policies. | VA | [65 FR 54799, Sept. 11, 2000. Redesignated at 67 FR 54739, Aug. 26, 2002] | (a) What is a term-capped policy? A term-capped policy is a National Service Life Insurance policy prefixed with “V” or Veterans Special Life Insurance policy prefixed with “RS,” issued on a 5-year level premium term plan in which premiums have been capped (frozen) at the renewal age 70 rate. (b) How can a term-capped policy accrue cash value? Normally, a policy issued on a 5-year level premium term plan does not accrue cash value (see section 8.14). However, notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, reserves have been established to provide for cash value for term-capped policies. (c) On what basis have the reserve values been established? Reserve values have been established based upon the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Basic Table and interest at five per centum per annum in accordance with accepted actuarial practices. (d) How much cash value does a term-capped policy have? The cash value for each policy will depend on the age of the insured, the type of policy, and the amount of coverage in force and will be calculated in accordance with accepted actuarial practices. For illustrative purposes, below are some examples of cash values based upon a $10,000 policy at various attained ages for an NSLI “V” policy and a VSLI “RS” policy: (e) What can be done with this cash value? Upon cancellation or lapse of the policy, a policyholder may receive the cash value in a lump sum or may use the cash value to purchase paid-up insurance. If a term-capped policy is kept in force, cash values will continue to grow. (f) How much paid-up insurance can be obtained for the cash value? The amount of paid-up insurance that can be purchased will depend on the amount of cash value that the policy has accrued and will be calculated in accordance with accepted actuarial practices. For illustrative purposes, below are some examples of paid-up insurance that could be purchased by the cash value of a “V” and an “RS” $10,000 policy at various attained ages: (g) If the policy lapses due to non-payment of … | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.147.35 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.34 Ineligibility for insurance under 38 U.S.C. 1922A (supplemental Service-Disabled Veterans' Insurance) if person insured under 38 U.S.C. 1922(b). | VA | [83 FR 18422, Apr. 27, 2018] | A person who is granted Service-Disabled Veterans' Insurance under 38 U.S.C. 1922(b) is not eligible for supplemental Service-Disabled Veterans' Insurance under 38 U.S.C. 1922A. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.147.36 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.35 Eligibility for those insured under 38 U.S.C. 1922(a) to purchase insurance under 38 U.S.C. 1922B after December 31, 2025. | VA | [87 FR 73654, Dec. 1, 2022] | An insured under a Legacy Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance policy shall be eligible to purchase VALife coverage after December 31, 2025, upon cancellation of his or her Legacy Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance policy and surrender of any cash value that his or her coverage has accrued in accordance with 38 CFR 8.11. The policyholder must also submit a statement in a form that is prescribed by the Secretary, which clearly indicates that the policyholder desires to terminate his or her existing life insurance coverage in order to apply for VALife and initiate the two-year waiting period imposed by 38 U.S.C. 1922B(c)(2) before such VALife coverage is in force. | ||||||
| 38:38:1.0.1.1.9.0.147.37 | 38 | Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief | I | 8 | PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE | § 8.36 Issuance of coverage under section 1922B of title 38 U.S.C. following additional elections. | VA | [87 FR 73654, Dec. 1, 2022] | An insured who elects less than the maximum amount of VALife coverage under 38 U.S.C. 1922B(a)(4)(A) shall remain eligible to purchase additional VALife coverage up to the VALife statutory maximum. Any insured who elects to apply for additional VALife coverage shall be subject to the two-year waiting period imposed by 38 U.S.C. 1922B(c)(2) before such additional VALife coverage is in force. (The Office of Management and Budget has approved the information collection provisions in this section under control number 2900-0906.) (The Office of Management and Budget has approved the information collection provisions in this section under control number 2900-0906.) |
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