Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance-Slayer's Rule Exclusion
VA · va-other · Published 2012-10-03 · Effective 2012-11-02 · 77 FR 60304
Document
Document number
2012-24391
Federal Register citation
77 FR 60304
CFR reference
38 CFR 9
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2012-10-03
Effective date
2012-11-02
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations governing Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) to prohibit payment of insurance proceeds payable because of the death of a person whose life was insured under SGLI or VGLI (decedent) or payment of a SGLI Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) benefit to a person who is convicted of intentionally and wrongfully killing the decedent or determined in a civil proceeding to have intentionally and wrongfully killed the decedent (slayer) and to any family member of the slayer. These provisions apply also to any person who assisted the slayer in causing the death of the decedent. Additionally, this document contains an interim final amendment that defines the term "member of the family" not to include a "domestic partner."