§ 1524. Posthumous commissions and warrants: determination of date of death
For the purposes of sections
1521 and
1522 of this title, in any case where the date of death is established or determined under section
551–558 of title
37, the date of death is the date the Secretary concerned receives evidence that the person is dead, or the date the finding of death is made under section
555 of title
37.