# Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 1997-07-01 · 62 FR 35421
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-17226
- **Category:** va-benefits
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 35421
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 3
- **Publication date:** 1997-07-01
## Abstract

This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations concerning: The clothing allowance based on certain service-connected disabilities; the dates of the Vietnam era; the payment of benefits to a surviving spouse for the month in which the veteran dies; the period for which accrued benefits are payable; and burial allowance eligibility. The intended effect of this amendment is to bring VA regulations into conformance with statutory revisions contained in the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/07/01/97-17226/veterans-benefits-improvements-act-of-1996)
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