1Another section 1167 is set out after section 1168.
38 U.S.C. § 1167
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 117-168, title II, §203(b), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1776, provided that: "Section 1167 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to presumptions of service connection established or modified on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 10, 2022], including pursuant to amendments made by this Act [see Short Title of 2022 Amendment note set out under section 101 of this title]."
RULE OF CONSTRUCTION Pub. L. 117-168, title II, §203(c), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1776, provided that: "Nothing in this section [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note above] shall be construed as-"(1) modifying the obligations of the Department of Veterans Affairs under Federal court decisions or settlements in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 10, 2022]; or"(2) requiring a retroactively applied effective date of a supplemental claim earlier than the date a presumption of service connection is established or modified."