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Section 5 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word "made", in line 36, the following words: "; and provided further that, the effective date of an award of disability compensation to a veteran shall be the day following the date of the veteran's discharge or release if application therefor is received within 1 year from such date of discharge or release."
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