The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall determine whether a policy is entitled to protection under this subchapter and shall notify the insured and the insurer of that determination.
A policy that the Secretary determines is entitled to protection under this subchapter shall not lapse or otherwise terminate or be forfeited for the nonpayment of a premium, or interest or indebtedness on a premium, after the date on which the application for protection is received by the Secretary.
The protection provided by this subchapter applies during the insured's period of military service and for a period of two years thereafter.
(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title IV, §404, as added
Section was formerly classified to section 544 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
A prior section 404 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. IV,
Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of