As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2010

1933 Act Registration No. 333-35780

1940 Act Registration No. 811-05721

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 / /

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 30 /X/

And

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 / /

AMENDMENT NO. 243 /X/

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H

(Exact Name of Registrant)

American Legacy III Plus

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Name of Depositor)

1300 South Clinton Street

Post Office Box 1110

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801

(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (260) 455-2000

Nicole S. Jones, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

1300 South Clinton Street

Post Office Box 1110

Fort Wayne, IN 46801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Ronald R. Bessette, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

One Granite Place

Concord, NH 03301

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

/ / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/x/ on November 15, 2010, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

/ / on _______________________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

Title of Securities being registered:

Interests in a separate account under individual flexible

payment deferred variable annuity contracts.

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H

American Legacy® III Plus

Supplement dated November 15, 2010 to the May 1, 2010 Prospectus, as supplemented

This supplement to the prospectus for your individual variable annuity contract introduces a new version of Guaranteed Income Benefit for elections made on or after November 15, 2010. The Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 3) will no longer be available for purchase after December 31, 2010.  This supplement is for informational purposes and requires no action on your part.

Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4).  The Guaranteed Income Benefitis an option that provides a guaranteed minimum payout floor for i4LIFE® Advantage regular income payments. Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) will be available for election beginning November 15, 2010, or when approved in your state.  The Guaranteed Income Benefit is only available for election on contracts purchased prior to June 30, 2009. The availability of prior versions of the Guaranteed Income Benefit may be guaranteed pursuant to provisions of a living benefit rider. Please refer to the prospectus, your contract and/or any living benefit rider that you own regarding this availability.  Previous versions of Guaranteed Income Benefit will not be impacted by this change. All other provisions outlined in your May 1, 2010 prospectus continue to apply.

Expense Tables. The following table is inserted in the Expense Tables– Optional Rider Charges section following the 4LATER®Advantage charge section and replaces the i4LIFE ®Advantage charge section.

The next table describes charges that apply only when i4LIFE® Advantage is in effect. The charge for any Guaranteed Income Benefit, if elected, is added to the i4LIFE® Advantage charge and the total is deducted from your average daily Account Value.

i4LIFE®Advantage Payout Phase (On and After the Periodic Income Commencement Date):

i4LIFE®Advantage with the Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4)* (as a daily percentage of average Account Value):

	Enhanced Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (EGMDB)	Guarantee of Principal Death Benefit	Account Value Death Benefit
Annual Charge	2.20%	1.95%	1.90%
Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) Charge	2.00%**	2.00%**	2.00%**
Total I4LIFE®Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) Charge	4.20%	3.95%	3.90%

* i4LIFE®Advantage with the Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) is only available within contracts purchased prior to June 30, 2009.

**The charge shown is the guaranteed maximum annual percentage charge for the Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4). The current percentage charge for the single life option will be 0.65% once the rider becomes available.  The current percentage charge for the joint life option will be 0.85% once the rider becomes available.

i4LIFE®Advantage with the Guaranteed Income Benefit (versions 1, 2 and 3)* (as a daily percentage of average Account Value):

	Enhanced Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (EGMDB)	Guarantee of Principal Death Benefit	Account Value Death Benefit
Annual Charge	2.20%	1.95%	1.90%
Guaranteed Income Benefit (versions 1, 2 and 3) Charge***	1.50%**	1.50%**	1.50%**
Total I4LIFE®Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit (versions 1, 2 and 3) Charge	3.70%	3.45%	3.40%

* i4LIFE®Advantage with the Guaranteed Income Benefit (versions 1, 2 and 3) is only available within contracts purchased prior to June 30, 2009.

**The charge shown is the guaranteed maximum annual percentage charge for the Guaranteed Income Benefit (versions 1, 2 and 3). The current percentage charge is 0.50%.

***Purchasers of Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage are guaranteed the ability in the future to purchase either i4LIFE® Advantage with the Guaranteed Income Benefit (either version 2 or version 3 depending upon the terms of their rider) and may purchase the Guaranteed Income Benefit at or below the maximum charge that is in effect for that Guaranteed Income Benefit on the date that they purchased the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSMAdvantage.

Summary of Common QUESTIONS –The following paragraph replaces the paragraph titled “What are Living Benefit Riders?” in the Summary of Common Questions section of your May 1, 2010 prospectus:

What are Living Benefit Riders? Living Benefit Riders are optional riders that provide different types of minimum guarantees if you meet certain conditions. These riders are the Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage and Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage (both of which are withdrawal benefit riders) and 4LATER® Advantage and i4LIFE® Advantage (with or without the Guaranteed Income Benefit) (both of which are annuity payout riders). You may elect i4LIFE® Advantage with or without the Guaranteed Income Benefit if your contract was purchased prior to June 30, 2009. For contracts purchased on or after June 30, 2009, the only available living benefit rider you may elect is i4LIFE® Advantage without the Guaranteed Income Benefit. If you select a Living Benefit rider, excess withdrawals may have adverse effects on the benefit (especially during times of poor investment performance), and you will be subject to Investment Requirements (unless you elect i4LIFE® Advantage without the Guaranteed Income Benefit). Excess withdrawals under certain Living Benefit Riders may result in a reduction or premature termination of those benefits or of those riders. These riders are discussed in detail in the prospectus. In addition, an overview of these riders is provided with the prospectus.

Charges and Other Deductions – Rider Charges. The following section replaces the i4LIFE®Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit Chargesection in the current prospectus:

i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit Charge.  The Guaranteed Income Benefit  (version 4) which is available for purchase with i4LIFE® Advantage is subject to a current annual charge of 0.65% of the Account Value (0.50% for version 1, 2 and 3), which is added to the i4LIFE® Advantage charge for a total current percentage charge of the Account Value, computed daily as follows: 2.55% (2.40% for version 1, 2 and 3) for the i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value death benefit; 2.60% (2.45% for version 1, 2 and 3) for the i4LIFE® Advantage Guarantee of Principal death benefit; and 2.85% (2.70% for version 1, 2 and 3) for the i4LIFE® Advantage EGMDB.

On or after November 15, 2010, if you elect the joint life option, the charge for the Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) which is purchased with i4LIFE® Advantage will be subject to a current annual charge of 0.85% of the Account Value which is added to the i4LIFE® Advantage charge for a total current percentage charge of the Account Value, computed daily as follows: 2.75% for the i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value death benefit; 2.80% for the i4LIFE® Advantage Guarantee of Principal death benefit; and 3.05% for the i4LIFE® Advantage EGMDB.

The Guaranteed Income Benefit percentage charge will not change unless there is an automatic step up of the Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) or you elect an additional step-up period (version 2 and version 3) during which the Guaranteed Income Benefit is stepped-up to 75% of the current regular income payment (described later in the i4LIFE® Advantage section of this prospectus).  At the time of the step-up the Guaranteed Income Benefit percentage charge will change to the current charge in effect at that time (if the current charge has changed) up to the guaranteed maximum annual charge of 2.00% (version 4) or 1.50% (version 2 and version 3) of the Account Value. If we automatically administer the step-up (version 4) or step-up period election (versions 2 or 3) for you and your percentage charge is increased, you may ask us to reverse the step-up or the step-up period election by giving us notice within 30 days after the date on which the step-up or the step-up period election occurred.  If we receive notice of your request to reverse the step-up, on a going forward basis, we will decrease the percentage charge to the percentage charge in effect before the step-up or step-up period election occurred.  Any increased charges paid between the time of the step-up and the date we receive your notice to reverse the step-up will not be reimbursed. For version 2 and version 3, you will have no more step-ups unless you notify us that you wish to start a new step-up period (described in the i4LIFE® Advantage section of the prospectus). For version 4, future step-ups will continue even after you decline a current step-up. We will provide you with written notice when a step-up will result in an increase to the current charge so that you may give us timely notice if you wish to reverse a step-up.

After the periodic income commencement date, if the Guaranteed Income Benefit is terminated, the Guaranteed Income Benefit annual charge will also terminate.

i4LIFE® Advantage with the Guaranteed Income Benefit is only available for purchase in contracts issued prior to June 30, 2009.

The Contracts – Living Benefit Riders - Guaranteed Income Benefit with i4LIFE® Advantage.  The following replaces The Contracts– Guaranteed Income Benefit with i4LIFE® Advantage section in the prospectus:

Guaranteed Income Benefit with i4LIFE® Advantage

A Guaranteed Income Benefit is available for purchase when you elect i4LIFE® Advantage which ensures that your regular income payments will never be less than a minimum payout floor, regardless of the actual investment performance of your contract. See Charges and Other Deductions for a discussion of the Guaranteed Income Benefit charges.

For contracts purchased on or after June 30, 2009, i4LIFE® Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit is not available for election. For contracts purchased prior to June 30, 2009, contractowners will have the option to elect i4LIFE® Advantage with  the then current version of the Guaranteed Income Benefit at any time in the future as long as the Guaranteed Income Benefit is available. We reserve the right to discontinue offering i4LIFE® Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit in the future according to the provisions of your contract. Should we discontinue offering i4LIFE® Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit in the future, you will be notified via a supplement to this prospectus.

As discussed below certain features of the Guaranteed Income Benefit may be impacted if you purchased Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage or Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage (withdrawal benefit riders) prior to electing i4LIFE® Advantage with the Guaranteed Income Benefit (annuity payout rider). Refer to the 4LATER® Advantage section of the prospectus for a discussion of the 4LATER® Guaranteed Income Benefit.

Additional purchase payments cannot be made to a contract with the Guaranteed Income Benefit. You are also limited in how much you can invest in certain subaccounts. See the Contracts - Investment Requirements. The version of the Guaranteed Income Benefit, the date that you purchased it, and/or whether you previously owned Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage will determine which Investment Requirement option applies to you.

There is no guarantee that the i4LIFE® Guaranteed Income Benefit option will be available to elect in the future, as we reserve the right to discontinue this option at any time. In addition, we may make different versions of the Guaranteed Income Benefit available to new purchasers or may create different versions for use with various Living Benefit riders. However, a contractowner with the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage who decides to drop Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage to purchase i4LIFE® Advantage will be guaranteed the right to purchase the Guaranteed Income Benefit under the terms set forth in the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage rider.

i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit, if available, is elected when you elect i4LIFE® Advantage or during the Access Period, if still available for election, subject to terms and conditions at that time.  You may choose not to purchase the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit at the time you purchase i4LIFE® Advantage by indicating that you do not want the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit on the election form at the time that you purchase i4LIFE® Advantage.  If you intend to use the Guaranteed Amount from either the Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage or the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage riders to establish the Guaranteed Income Benefit, you must elect the Guaranteed Income Benefit at the time you elect i4LIFE® Advantage.

The i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit is reduced by withdrawals (other than regular income payments) in the same proportion that the withdrawals reduce the Account Value. See General i4LIFE® Provisions in the prospectus for an example.

There are four versions of the Guaranteed Income Benefit. Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 1) is no longer available for election. Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 2) may only be elected if you own a version of Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage that guarantees you the right to elect that version. Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 3) will not be available for election on or after December 31, 2010, or 60 days from the date that the Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) is approved in your state, whichever date is later. You may elect Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 3) after December 31, 2010 or after Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) is approved in your state, if you own a version of Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage that guarantees you the right to elect that version. Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) will be available for election on or after November 15, 2010 or when approved in your state and will be the only version of the Guaranteed Income Benefit available for election on or after December 31, 2010, or when approved in your state, unless you are guaranteed the right to elect a prior version pursuant to the terms of your living benefit rider. Please refer to your living benefit rider regarding the availability of prior versions of Guaranteed Income Benefit.

Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4). For Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit will be an amount equal to a specified percentage of your Account Value, based on your age (or the age of the youngest life under a joint life option) at the time the Guaranteed Income Benefit is elected. The specified percentages of the Account Value and the corresponding age-bands for calculating the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit are outlined in the table below.

Age-Banded Percentages for Calculating Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit

Age	Percent of Account Value or Guaranteed Amount *
Under 40	2.5%
40 – 54	3.0%
55 – under 59.5	3.5%
59.5 – 64	4.0%
65 – 69	4.5%
70 – 79	5.0%
80 and above	5.50%

*Owners of Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage may use any remaining Guaranteed Amount (if greater than the contract value) to calculate the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit.

If the amount of your i4LIFE® Advantage regular income payment has fallen below the Guaranteed Income Benefit, because of poor investment results, a payment equal to the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit is the minimum payment you will receive. If the market performance in your contract is sufficient to provide regular income payments at a level that exceeds the Guaranteed Income Benefit, the Guaranteed Income Benefit will never come into effect. If the Guaranteed Income Benefit is paid, it will be paid with the same frequency as your regular income payment. If your regular income payment is less than the Guaranteed Income Benefit, we will reduce the Account Value by the regular income payment plus an additional amount equal to the difference between your regular income payment and the Guaranteed Income Benefit (in other words, Guaranteed Income Benefit payments reduce the Account Value by the entire amount of the Guaranteed Income Benefit payment). (Regular income payments also reduce the Account Value). This payment will be made from the variable subaccounts and the fixed account on a pro-rata basis according to your investment allocations.

If your Account Value reaches zero as a result of payments to provide the Guaranteed Income Benefit, we will continue to pay you an amount equal to the Guaranteed Income Benefit. If your Account Value reaches zero, your Access Period will end and your Lifetime Income Period will begin. Additional amounts withdrawn from the Account Value to provide the Guaranteed Income Benefit may terminate your Access Period earlier than originally scheduled, and will reduce your death benefit. If your Account Value equals zero, no death benefit will be paid. See i4LIFE® Advantage Death Benefits. After the Access Period ends, we will continue to pay the Guaranteed Income Benefit for as long as the annuitant (or the secondary life, if applicable) is living.

The following example illustrates how poor investment performance, which results in a Guaranteed Income Benefit payment, affects the i4LIFE® Account Value:

* i4LIFE® Account Value before market decline:	$135,000
* i4LIFE® Account Value after market decline:	$100,000
* Guaranteed Income Benefit:	$ 810
* Regular income payment after market decline:	$ 769
* Account Value after market decline and Guaranteed    Income Benefit payment	$ 99,190

The contractowner receives an amount equal to the Guaranteed Income Benefit. The entire amount of the Guaranteed Income Benefit is deducted from the Account Value.

The Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) will automatically step up every year to 75% of the current regular income payment, if that result is greater than the immediately prior Guaranteed Income Benefit.  For non-qualified contracts, the step-up will occur annually on the first valuation date on or after each periodic income commencement date anniversary starting on the first periodic income commencement date anniversary. For qualified contracts, the step-up will occur annually on the valuation date of the first periodic income payment of each calendar year. The first step-up is the valuation date of the first periodic income payment in the next calendar year following the periodic income commencement date.

The following example illustrates how the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) is calculated for a 60-year old contractowner with a nonqualified contract, and how a step-up would increase the Guaranteed Income Benefit in a subsequent year. The percentage of the Account Value used to calculate the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit is 4% for a 60-year old per the Age-Banded Percentages for Calculating Initial Guaranteed Income Benefittable above. The example also assumes that the Account Value has increased due to positive investment returns resulting in a higher recalculated regular income payment. See The Contracts – i4LIFE® Advantage – Regular income payments during the Access Period section of your prospectus for a discussion of recalculation of the regular income payment.

8/1/2010	Amount of initial regular income payment:	$5,051
8/1/2010	Account Value at election of Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4):	$100,000
8/1/2010	Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit (4% times $100,000 Account Value):	$4,000
8/1/2011	Recalculated regular income payment:	$6,000
8/1/2011	Guaranteed Income Benefit after step-up (75% of $6,000):	$4,500

The contractowner’s Guaranteed Income Benefit was increased to 75% of the recalculated regular income payment.

At the time of a step-up of the Guaranteed Income Benefit the i4LIFE® Guaranteed Income Benefit percentage charge may increase subject to the maximum guaranteed charge of 2.00%. This means that your charge may change every year. If we automatically administer a new step-up for you and if your percentage charge is increased, you may ask us to reverse the step-up by giving us notice within 30 days after the date of the step-up.  If we receive notice of your request to reverse the step-up, on a going forward basis, we will decrease the percentage charge to the percentage charge in effect before the step-up occurred. Any increased charges paid between the time of the step-up and the date we receive your notice to reverse the step-up will not be reimbursed. Step-ups will continue after a request to reverse a step-up. i4LIFE® Advantage charges are in addition to the Guaranteed Income Benefit charges. We will provide you with written notice when a step-up will result in an increase to the current charge so that you may give us timely notice if you wish to reverse a step-up.

The next section describes any differences in how the Guaranteed Income Benefit works for Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 3), Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 2) and Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 1). All other features of the Guaranteed Income Benefit not discussed below are the same as in Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4).

Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 3). Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 3) was available for purchase on or after October 6, 2008, and will be available for election up to December 31, 2010 (unless version 3 is available for election at any time per the terms of a living benefit rider) on contracts purchased prior to June 30, 2009. For Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 3) the Guaranteed Income Benefit is initially equal to 75% of the regular income payment (which is based on your Account Value as defined in the i4LIFE® Advantage rider section) in effect at the time the Guaranteed Income Benefit is elected.

The Guaranteed Income Benefit will automatically step up every year to 75% of the current regular income payment, if that result is greater than the immediately prior Guaranteed Income Benefit.  The step-up will occur on every periodic income commencement date anniversary during a 5-year step-up period. At the end of a step-up period you may elect a new step-up period by submitting a written request to the Home Office. If you prefer, when you start the Guaranteed Income Benefit, you can request that we administer this election for you.

At the time of a reset of the step-up period the i4LIFE® Guaranteed Income Benefit percentage charge may increase subject to the maximum guaranteed charge of 1.50%. This means that your charge may change, once every five years. If we administer a new step-up period for you at your election and if your percentage charge is increased, you may ask us to reverse the step-up by giving us notice within 30 days after the periodic income commencement anniversary.  If we receive this notice, on a going forward basis, we will decrease the percentage charge to the percentage charge in effect before the step-up occurred.  Any increased charges paid between the time of the step-up and the date we receive your notice to reverse the step-up will not be reimbursed. After a request to reverse a step-up you will have no more step-ups unless you notify us that you wish to restart a new step-up period. i4LIFE® Advantage charges are in addition to the Guaranteed Income Benefit charges. We will provide you with written notice when a step-up will result in an increase to the current charge so that you may give us timely notice if you wish to reverse a step-up.

Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 2). Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 2)was available for election prior to October 6, 2008, (unless version 2 is available for election at any time per the terms of a living benefit rider). For Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 2) the Guaranteed Income Benefit is initially equal to 75% of the regular income payment (which is based on your Account Value as defined in the i4LIFE® Advantage rider section) in effect at the time the Guaranteed Income Benefit is elected.

The Guaranteed Income Benefit will automatically step-up every three years on the periodic income commencement date anniversary to 75% of the current regular income payment, if the result is greater than the immediately prior Guaranteed Income Benefit.  The step-up will occur on every third periodic income commencement date anniversary during a 15-year step-up period. At the end of a step-up period, you may elect a new 15-year step-up period by submitting a written request to the Home Office. If you prefer, when you start the Guaranteed Income Benefit, you can request that we administer this election for you.

At the time of a reset of the 15-year step-up period the i4LIFE® Guaranteed Income Benefit percentage charge may increase subject to the maximum guaranteed charge of 1.50%. This means that your charge may change, once every 15 years. If we administer a new step-up period for you at your election and if your percentage charge is increased, you may ask us to reverse the step-up by giving us notice within 30 days after the periodic income commencement anniversary.  If we receive this notice, on a going forward basis, we will decrease the percentage charge to the percentage charge in effect before the step-up occurred.  Any increased charges paid between the time of the step-up and the date we receive your notice to reverse the step-up will not be reimbursed. After a request to reverse a step-up you will have no more step-ups unless you notify us that you wish to restart a new step-up period. i4LIFE® Advantage charges are in addition to the Guaranteed Income Benefit charges. We will provide you with written notice when a step-up will result in an increase to the current charge so that you may give us timely notice if you wish to reverse a step-up.

Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 1). If you have Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 1), your Guaranteed Income Benefit will not step-up on an anniversary, but will remain level. This version is no longer available for election.

The next section describes certain guarantees in living benefit riders relating to the election of the Guaranteed Income Benefit.

Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage. Contractowners who purchased the Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage prior to June 30, 2009 are guaranteed that they may use the remaining Guaranteed Amount (if greater than the contract value) at the time the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit is determined, to calculate the Guaranteed Income Benefit. The initial Guaranteed Income Benefit will be equal to the applicable percentage based on either the contractowner’s age (single life) or the youngest age of either the contractowner or secondary life (if applicable), at the time the Guaranteed Income Benefit is elected, multiplied by the remaining Guaranteed Amount. The applicable percentage is found in the Age-Banded Percentages for Calculating Initial Guaranteed Income Benefittable above. In other words, the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit will equal the applicable percentage based on the contractowner’s age multiplied by the remaining Guaranteed Amount (if greater than the contract value).

The following is an example of how the Guaranteed Amount from Lincoln SmartSecurity® may be used to calculate the i4LIFE®Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4). The example assumes that on the date that i4LIFE®Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) is elected the contractowner is 70 years of age and has made no withdrawals from the contract. The percentage of the Account Value used to calculate the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit is 5% for a 70-year old per the Age-Banded Percentages for Calculating Initial Guaranteed Income Benefittable above. The example assumes an annual payment mode has been elected.

Account Value (equals contract value on date i4LIFE®Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit  (version 4) is elected :	$100,000
Guaranteed Amount/Income Base on date i4LIFE®Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit  (version 4) is elected:	$120,000
Amount of initial regular income payment:	$5,592 per year
Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit (5%  x $120,000 Guaranteed Amount/Income Base which is greater than $100,000 Account Value:	$6,000

Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage. Contractowners who purchased Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage prior to June 30, 2009 are guaranteed that they may use the remaining Guaranteed Amount (if greater than the contract value) at the time the Guaranteed Income Benefit is determined, to increase the Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 2 or version 3 only).  The Guaranteed Income Benefit will be increased by the ratio of the remaining Guaranteed Amount to the contract value at the time the initial i4LIFE® Advantage payment is calculated. In other words, the Guaranteed Income Benefit will equal 75% of the initial regular income payment times the remaining Guaranteed Amount divided by the contract value, if the Guaranteed Amount is greater than the contract value. See the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage - i4LIFE® Advantage Option section in the prospectus for an example of calculation of the Guaranteed Income Benefit using the purchased Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage Guaranteed Amount.

Contractowners who purchased Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage prior to June 30, 2009 may also choose to drop Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage to purchase the version of the Guaranteed Income Benefit that is then currently available. For Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4), the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit will be equal to the applicable percentage, which is based on the age of either the contractowner (single life option) or the youngest age of either the contractowner or secondary life (joint life option) at the time the Guaranteed Income Benefit is elected, multiplied by the Account Value. In other words, the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit will equal the applicable percentage based on the contractowner’s age multiplied by the Account Value. The applicable percentage is found in the Age-Banded Percentages for Calculating Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit table above.

Impacts to i4LIFE® Advantage Regular Income Payments. When you select the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit, certain restrictions will apply to your contract:

·    A 4% assumed investment return (AIR) will be used to calculate the regular income payments.

·   The minimum Access Period required for Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) is the longer of 20 years (15 years for versions 2 and 3) or the difference between your age (nearest birthday) and age 90 (age 85 versions 2 and 3). We may change this Access Period requirement prior to election of the Guaranteed Income Benefit.

·   The maximum Access Period available for this benefit is to age 115 for non-qualified contracts; to age 100 for qualified contracts.

If you choose to lengthen your Access Period (which must be increased by a minimum of 5 years), your regular income payment will be reduced. For versions 1, 2 and 3 of Guaranteed Income Benefit, an extension of your Access Period will also reduce your i4LIFE®Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit in proportion to the reduction in the regular income payment. This reduction of the i4LIFE®Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit does not apply to Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4). If you choose to shorten your Access Period, the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit will terminate. Refer to the Example in the 4LATER® Guaranteed Income Benefit section of your prospectus.

The i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit will terminate due to any of the following events:

·   the death of the annuitant (or the later of the death of the annuitant or secondary life if a joint life payout option was elected); or

·   a contractowner requested decrease in the Access Period or a change to the regular income payment frequency; or

·   upon written notice to us; or

·   assignment of the contract.

A termination due to a decrease in the Access Period, a change in the regular income payment frequency, or upon written notice from the contractowner will be effective as of the valuation date on the next periodic income commencement date anniversary. Termination will be only for the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit and not the i4LIFE® Advantage election, unless otherwise specified.  If you used your Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage Guaranteed Amount to establish the Guaranteed Income Benefit, you must keep i4LIFE® Advantage and the Guaranteed Income Benefit in effect for at least 3 years. If you terminate the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit you may be able to re-elect it, if available, after one year. The election will be treated as a new purchase, subject to the terms and charges in effect at the time of election and the i4LIFE® Advantage regular income payments will be recalculated. The i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit will be based on the Account Value at the time of the election.

Availability. TheGuaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) will be available with qualified and nonqualified (IRAs and Roth IRAs) annuity contracts on or after November 15, 2010, or upon approval in your state, and will only be available on contracts issued prior to June 30, 2009. The contractowner must be under age 96 for nonqualified contracts and under age 81 for qualified contracts at the time this rider is elected.

There is no guarantee that Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) will be available for purchasers in the future as we reserve the right to discontinue this benefit at any time. The availability of this rider will depend upon your state’s approval. Certain features of Guaranteed Income Benefit may not be available in all states.  Check with your investment representative regarding availability.

The Contracts – Investment Requirements. The following row is added to the Investment Requirements chart:

i4LIFE® Advantage with Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) On or after November 15, 2010 Option 3

Please retain this Supplement for future reference.

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H

American Legacy III, American Legacy III (B Class)

American Legacy III C Share,  American Legacy III Plus

American Legacy III View, American Legacy Design

American Legacy Shareholder’s Advantage

American Legacy Shareholder’s Advantage (A Class)

Supplement dated November 15, 2010 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2010, as supplemented

This Supplement outlines changes to the investment options and tax provisions of your American Legacy individual annuity contract that will be effective November 15, 2010. All other provisions outlined in your variable annuity prospectus remain unchanged. This Supplement is for informational purposes and requires no action on your part.

Fund Additions: Effective November 15, 2010, the following funds will be available as new investment options:

·   LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund (Service Class)

·   LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund (Service Class)

·   LVIP American Income Allocation Fund (Service Class)

The following table shows the estimated expenses of each fund (as a percentage of each fund’s average net assets):

	Management Fees (before any waivers/ reimburse-ments)            +	12b-1 Fees (before any waivers/ reimburse-ments)       +	Other Expenses (before any waivers/ reimburse-ments)       +	Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses   =	Total Expenses (before any waivers/ reimburse-ments)	Total Contractual waivers/ reimburse-ments (if any)	Total Expenses (after any waivers/ reimburse-ments)
LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund (Service Class) 1, 2	0.25%	0.35%	0.06%	0.44%	1.10%	-0.05%	1.05%
LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund (Service Class) 1, 2	0.25	0.35	0.06	0.45	1.11	-0.05	1.06
LVIP American Income Allocation Fund (Service Class) 1,3	0.25	0.35	0.23	0.42	1.25	-0.18	1.07

1Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

2Lincoln Investment Advisors Corporation (LIA) has contractually agreed to waive the following portion of its advisory fee for the fund: 0.05% of average daily net assets of the fund. The agreement will continue at least through April 30, 2012.

3Lincoln Investment Advisors Corporation (LIA) has contractually agreed to waive the following portion of its advisory fee for the fund: 0.05% of average daily net assets of the fund. The agreement will continue at least through April 30, 2012. LIA has also contractually agreed to reimburse the fund’s Service Class to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expense (excluding underlying fund fees and expenses) exceeds 0.65% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The agreement will continue at least through April 30, 2012.

The following fund descriptions are added to the Investments of the Variable Account – Description of the Funds section of your prospectus.

Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust, advised by Lincoln Investment Advisors Corporation

·   LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund: Current income with growth of capital; a fund of funds.

·   LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund: Current income with growth of capital; a fund of funds.

·   LVIP American Income Allocation Fund: Current income with growth of capital; a fund of funds.

For additional information about these funds, please refer to the funds’ prospectuses included in this mailing.

Asset Allocation Models:  The following asset allocation models will be unavailable for contracts issued on or after November 15, 2010: American Legacy Fundamental Growth Model, American Legacy Equity Growth Model, American Legacy Fundamental Balanced Model and American Legacy Fundamental Income Model. If your contract was purchased prior to November 15, 2010, you will continue to have access to the asset allocation models that were available on the day you bought your contract. 

Investment Requirements:  If you have elected a Living Benefit Rider, you may be subject to the Investment Requirements outlined in the prospectus, according to which Living Benefit Rider you own and the date it was purchased. Please refer to your prospectus to determine if you are subject to Investment Requirements. The changes outlined below are effective November 15, 2010.

The following changes are applicable to Investment Requirements Option 2: The following discussion replaces the final three paragraphs of the Investment Requirements Option 2 section of your prospectus.

To satisfy these Investment Requirements, you may allocate 100% of your contract value among the funds on the following list; however, if you allocate less than 100% of contract value to or among these funds, then these funds will be considered as part of Group 1 or 2 above, as applicable, and you will be subject to the Group 1 or 2 restrictions. The fixed account is only available for dollar cost averaging.

·   Asset Allocation Fund

·   Bond Fund

·   Global Bond Fund

·   High Income Bond Fund

·   U.S. Government/AAA-Rated Securities Fund

·   LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund

·   LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund

·   LVIP American Income Allocation Fund

To satisfy these Investment Requirements, contract value can be allocated in accordance with certain asset allocation models, made available to you by your broker dealer. At this time, 100% of the contract value can be allocated to one of the following models: American Legacy Fundamental Growth and Income Model, American Legacy Fundamental Equity Growth Model, American Legacy Fundamental Balanced Model, or American Legacy Fundamental Income Model. You may only choose one asset allocation model at a time, though you may change to a different asset allocation model available in your contract that meets the Investment Requirements or reallocate contract value among Group 1or Group 2 subaccounts as described above.

If you purchased the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSMAdvantage Plus rider before January 20, 2009, your only investment options until the seventh Benefit Year anniversary are to allocate 100% of your contract value to the Asset Allocation Fund (a subaccount) or the LVIP American Income Allocation Fund, or to one of these asset allocation models: the American Legacy Fundamental Balanced Model or the American Legacy Fundamental Income Model.

The following changes are applicable to Investment Requirements Option 3: The following discussion replaces the final three paragraphs of the Investment Requirements Option 3 section of your prospectus.

To satisfy these Investment Requirements, you may allocate 100% of your contract value among the funds on the following list; however, if you allocate less than 100% of contract value to or among these funds, then these funds will be considered as part of Group 1 or 2 above, as applicable, and you will be subject to the Group 1 or 2 restrictions. The fixed account is only available for dollar cost averaging.

·   Asset Allocation Fund

·   Bond Fund

·   Global Bond Fund

·   U.S. Government/AAA-Rated Securities Fund

·   LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund

·   LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund

·   LVIP American Income Allocation Fund

To satisfy these Investment Requirements, contract value can be allocated in accordance with certain asset allocation models, made available to you by your broker dealer. At this time, 100% of the contract value can be allocated to one of the following models: American Legacy Fundamental Equity Growth Model, American Legacy Fundamental Balanced Model, or American Legacy Fundamental Income Model. You may only choose one asset allocation model at a time, though you may change to a different asset allocation model available in your contract that meets the Investment Requirements or reallocate contract value among Group 1or Group 2 subaccounts as described above. These models will not be available for contracts purchased on or after November 15, 2010.

If you purchased the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage Plus rider on or after January 20, 2009, your only investment options until the seventh Benefit Year anniversary are to allocate 100% of your contract value to the LVIP American Income Allocation Fund or the American Legacy Fundamental Income Model. The models will not be available for contracts purchased on or after November 15, 2010.

Federal Tax Matters. The following paragraph is added as a new sub-section to the Federal Tax Matters – Nonqualified Annuities section of your prospectus, and inserted immediately following the sub-section titled Penalty Taxes Payable On Withdrawals, Surrenders, Or Annuity Payouts:

Unearned Income Medicare Contribution. Congress enacted the “Unearned Income Medicare Contribution” as a part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.  This new tax, which affects individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds, is a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (i) the individual’s “unearned income,” or (ii) the dollar amount by which the individual’s modified adjusted gross income exceeds the applicable threshold.  Unearned income includes the taxable portion of distributions that you take from your annuity contract.  The tax is effective for tax years after December 31, 2012.  Please consult your tax advisor to determine whether your annuity distributions are subject to this tax.

Please retain this Supplement for future reference.

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H

American Legacy III, American Legacy III C Share

American Legacy III View, American Legacy III Plus

Supplement dated November 15, 2010 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2010

This supplement outlines changes to your variable annuity contract for contracts purchased on or after November 15, 2010.  This supplement is for informational purposes and requires no action on your part.

Expense Table – Annual Account Fee.  The annual account fee and corresponding footnote outlined on the expense table is replaced with the following:

Annual Account Fee:    $35*

*The account fee will be waived if your contract value is $100,000 or more at the end of any particular contract year. For contracts purchased prior to November 15, 2010, the annual account fee is $50 and will be waived if your contract value is $50,000 or more at the end of any particular contract year. This account fee may be less in some states and will be waived after the fifteenth contract year. We do not assess the account fee on contracts issued before June 2, 2003.

Charges and Other Deductions – Account Fee. The following paragraph replaces the Account Fee paragraph in the Charges and Other Deductions section of your prospectus:

During the accumulation period, we will deduct $35 ($50 for contracts purchased prior to November 15, 2010) from the contract value on each contract anniversary to compensate us for the administrative services provided to you; this account fee will also be deducted from the contract value upon surrender. This fee may be lower in certain states, if required, and will be waived after the fifteenth contract year. The account fee will be waived for any contract with a contract value that is equal to or greater than $100,000 ($50,000 for contracts purchased prior to November 15, 2010) on the contract anniversary.

There is no account fee on contracts issued to selling group individuals (applicable only to American Legacy III).

The Contracts – Purchase Payments. The minimum initial purchase payment will be changed for contracts purchased on or after November 15, 2010. The sentence below replaces first sentence of the third paragraph on Page 1, and the second sentence of the first paragraph under the heading “Purchase Payments” in The Contracts section of your prospectus.

The minimum initial purchase payment for the contract is $10,000 ($25,000 for contracts purchased prior to November 15, 2010).

All other provisions outlined in your prospectus remain unchanged. Please refer to your prospectus for additional information.

Please retain this Supplement for future reference.

PART A

The prospectus for the American Legacy III Plus variable annuity contract, as supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 8, 2010.

PART B

The Statement of Additional Information for the American Legacy III Plus variable annuity contract is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 8, 2010.

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H

PART C - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) List of Financial Statements

1. Part A

The Table of Condensed Financial Information is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 8, 2010.

2. Part B

The following financial statements for the Variable Account are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 8, 2010.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - December 31, 2009

Statement of Operations - Year ended December 31, 2009

Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Notes to Financial Statements - December 31, 2009

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

3. Part B

The following consolidated financial statements for The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 8, 2010.

Consolidated Balance Sheets - Years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Consolidated Statements of Income - Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity - Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - December 31, 2009

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

(b)	List of Exhibits
(1)	Resolutions of the Board of Directors of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company establishing Separate Account H incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 (File No. 033-27783) filed on December 5, 1996.
(2)	None.
(3)	(a) Selling Group Agreement - American Legacy Suite of Products incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 7, 2004.
	(b)	Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement dated May 1, 2007 between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment 24 (File No. 333-61554) filed on December 18, 2007.
(4)	(a) Variable Annuity Contract (30070-B) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-36304) filed on August 8, 2001.
	(b)	Annuity Payment Option Rider (32147) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-36304) filed on August 8, 2001.
	(c)	Interest Adjusted Fixed Account Rider (32143) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-36304) filed on August 8, 2001.
	(d)	DCA Fixed Account Rider (32145) incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-135039) filed on June 15, 2006.
	(e)	Bonus Credit Rider (32146) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-36304) filed on August 8, 2001.

(f)	Estate Enhancement Benefit Rider incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 17, 2001.
(g)	Variable Annuity Amendment for EGMDB incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 17, 2001.
(h)	Persistency Credit Rider (32154) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 17, 2001.
(i)	EEB Rider incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 17, 2001.
(j)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (I4LQ) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 (File No. 333- 35780) filed on April 10, 2002.
(k)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (I4L NQ) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 (File No. 333- 35780) filed on April 10, 2002.
(l)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (I4LA NQ) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 (File No. 333- 35780) filed on October 11, 2002.
(m)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (I4LA Q) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 (File No. 333- 35780) filed on October 11, 2002.
(n)	IRA Contract Amendment (28877-E) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333- 35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(o)	IRA Contract Amendment (28877) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(p)	Roth IRA Endorsement (5305-RB) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(q)	Contract Benefit Data (I4LA-CB) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(r)	Contract Benefit Data (I4LA-CB-PR) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(s)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (I4LA-NQ) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(t)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (I4LA-Q-PR) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(u)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (I4LA-NQ-PR) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(v)	Variable Annuity Rider (32793) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(w)	Section 403(b) Annuity Endorsement (32481-I) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(x)	Accumulated Benefit Enhancement Rider (32414) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(y)	Estate Enhancement Death Benefit Rider (32151-A) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(z)	Enhanced Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (32149) Rider incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(aa)	Guarantee of Principal Death Benefit Rider (32148) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 22, 2003.
(bb)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (I4L NQ PR 8/03) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 7, 2004.
(cc)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (I4L Q PR 8/03) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 7, 2004.

(dd)	Variable Annuity Rider (32793HWM 4/04) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 (File No. 333-35780) filed on June 9, 2004.
(ee)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (i4LA-NQ 9/05) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (File No. 333-35784) filed on June 20, 2005.
(ff)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (i4LA-Q 9/05) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (File No. 333-35784) filed on June 20, 2005.
(gg)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (i4LA-NQ-PR 9/05) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (File No. 333-35784) filed on June 20, 2005.
(hh)	Variable Annuity Income Rider (i4LA-Q-PR 9/05) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (File No. 333-35784) filed on June 20, 2005.
(ii)	Guaranteed Income Later Rider (4LATER 2/06) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 (File No. 333-36316) filed on April 4, 2006.
(jj)	Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider (GIB 1/06) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (File No. 333-40937) filed on April 18, 2006.
(kk)	Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider (IGIB 1/06) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (File No. 333-40937) filed on April 18, 2006.
(ll)	Contract Benefit Data (CBD 1/06) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (File No. 333-40937) filed on April 18, 2006.
(mm)	Allocation Amendment (AR503 1/06) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (File No. 333- 40937) filed on April 18, 2006.
(nn)	Variable Annuity Payment Option Rider (I4LA-Q) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (File No. 333-40937) filed on April 18, 2006.
(oo)	Variable Annuity Payment Option Rider (I4LA-NQ) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (File No. 333-40937) filed on April 18, 2006.
(pp)	Variable Annuity Rider (32793 7/06) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 (File No. 333- 35780) filed on December 21, 2006.
(qq)	Variable Annuity Payment Option Rider (I4LA-Q 1/07) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 10, 2007.
(rr)	Variable Annuity Death Benefit Rider (DB-3 1/06) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 10, 2007.
(ss)	Variable Annuity Living Benefits Rider (AR-512 2/08) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 (File No. 333-61554) filed on December 18, 2007.
(tt)	Variable Annuity Living Benefits Rider (AR-512 1/09) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 (File No. 333-63505) filed on April 3, 2009.
(uu)	Variable Annuity Living Benefits Rider (AR-512P 1/09) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 (File No. 333-63505) filed on April 3, 2009.
(vv)	Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider (AGIB 6/08) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 (File No. 333-63505) filed on April 3, 2009.
(ww)	Section 403(b) Annuity Endorsement (32481-I-12/08) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 (File No. 333-63505) filed on April 3, 2009.
(xx)	Bonus Rider (32146 4/08) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 7, 2009.
(yy)	SmartIncome Rider and Amendment (AE 525 2/09) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 (File No. 333-61554) filed on November 20, 2009.
(zz)	Variable Annuity Living Benefits Rider (LINC 2.0) (AR-529 8-10) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 (File No. 333-40937) filed on October 28, 2010.
(aaa)	Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider (GIB v4) (AR-528 8-10) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 (File No. 333-40937) filed on October 28, 2010.
(bbb)	Contract Benefit Data (CBD 8-10) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 (File No. 333-40937) filed on October 28, 2010.
(ccc)	Variable Annuity Payment Option Rider (I4LA-NQ 8-10) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 (File No. 333-40937) filed on October 28, 2010.
(ddd)	Variable Annuity Payment Option Rider (I4LA-Q) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 (File No. 333-40937) filed on October 28, 2010.
(5) Application (AL3P 1/08) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 8, 2008.
(6) (a) Articles of Incorporation of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company are incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-04999) filed on September 24, 1996.

	(b)	By-laws of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-118478) filed on April 5, 2007.
(7)	(a) Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement Amended and Restated as of October 1, 2009 between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 (File No. 033-26032) filed on April 7, 2010.
	(b)	Automatic Reinsurance Agreement effective July 1, 2007 between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 (File No. 333-138190) filed on April 8, 2008.
		(i)	Amendments to the Automatic Reinsurance Agreement effective July 1, 2007 between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 (File No. 333-40937) filed on April 7, 2010.
(8)	(a) Accounting and Financial Administration Services Agreement dated October 1, 2007 among Mellon Bank, N.A., The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-147673) filed on December 18, 2007.
	(b)	Fund Participation Agreement among The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, American Funds Insurance Series and Capital Research and Management Company incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-146507) filed on April 1, 2010.
	(c)	Rule 22c-2 Agreement between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and American Funds Insurance Series incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 (File No. 333-36304) filed on May 29, 2008.
(9)	Opinion and consent of Mary Jo Ardington, Counsel, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company as to legality of securities being issued incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-35780) filed on July 10, 2000.
(10)	(a) Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
	(b)	Power of Attorney - Principal Officers and Directors of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 (File No. 333-35780) filed on April 8, 2010.
(11)	Not applicable
(12)	Not applicable
(13)	Organizational Chart of The Lincoln National Insurance Holding Company System incorporated herein by reference to Post- Effective Amendment No. 11 (File No. 333-145531) filed on August 26, 2010.

Item 25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor

The following list contains the officers and directors of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company who are engaged directly or indirectly in activities relating to Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H as well as the contracts. The list also shows The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company's executive officers.

Name	Positions and Offices with Depositor
Dennis R. Glass**	President and Director
Chuck C. Cornelio****	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Director
Frederick J. Crawford**	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Larry A. Samplatsky***	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Mark E. Konen****	Senior Vice President and Director
Keith J. Ryan*	Vice President and Director
Nicole S. Jones**	Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Charles A. Brawley, III**	Vice President and Secretary
C. Phillip Elam, II****	Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Rise' C.M. Taylor*	Vice President and Treasurer

     *Principal business address is 1300 South Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

   **Principal business address is Radnor Financial Center, 150 Radnor Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087

  ***Principal business address is 350 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103

 ****Principal business address is 100 North Greene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401

*****Principal business address is One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, 39th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103-3682

Item 26. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant

See Exhibit 13: Organizational Chart of the Lincoln National Insurance Holding Company System.

Item 27. Number of Contractowners

As of July 31, 2010 there were 366,423 contract owners under Account H.

Item 28. Indemnification

(a)	Brief description of indemnification provisions.
	In general, Article VII of the By-Laws of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (Lincoln Life) provides that Lincoln Life will indemnify certain persons against expenses, judgments and certain other specified costs incurred by any such person if he/she is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to a suit or proceeding because he/she was a director, officer, or employee of Lincoln Life, as long as he/she acted in good faith and in a manner he/she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of, or act opposed to the best interests of, Lincoln Life. Certain additional conditions apply to indemnification in criminal proceedings.
	In particular, separate conditions govern indemnification of directors, officers, and employees of Lincoln Life in connection with suits by, or in the right of, Lincoln Life.
	Please refer to Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln Life (Exhibit no. 6(b) hereto) for the full text of the indemnification provisions. Indemnification is permitted by, and is subject to the requirements of, Indiana law.
(b)	Undertaking pursuant to Rule 484 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933:
	Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 28(a) above or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 29. Principal Underwriter

(a)

Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. ("LFD") currently serves as Principal Underwriter for: Lincoln National Variable Annuity Fund A (Group & Individual); Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account D; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account E; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account F; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account G; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account J; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account K; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N; Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account R; LLANY Separate Account R for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account S; LLANY Separate Account S for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account T; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account W; and Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y and Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y.

(b)

Officers and Directors of Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.:

Name	Positions and Offices with Underwriter
Wilford H. Fuller*	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
David M. Kittredge*	Senior Vice President
Anant Bhalla*	Vice President and Treasurer
Patrick J. Caulfield**	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Joel Schwartz*	Vice President and Director
Keith J. Ryan***	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Patricia A. Insley*	Director
Thomas P. O'Neill*	Vice President and Director
Linda E. Woodward***	Secretary

  *Principal Business address is Radnor Financial Center, 150 Radnor Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087

 **Principal Business address is 350 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103

***Principal Business address is 1300 S. Clinton Street, Ft. Wayne, IN 46802

(c) N/A

Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records

All accounts, books, and other documents, except accounting records, required to be maintained by Section 31a of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, 1300 South Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802. The accounting records are maintained by The Bank of New York Mellon, One Mellon Bank Center, 500 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15258.

Item 31. Management Services

Not Applicable.

Item 32. Undertakings

(a)	Registrant undertakes that it will file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement as frequently as necessary to ensure that the audited financial statements in the registration statement are never more than 16 months old for so long as payments under the variable annuity contracts may be accepted.
(b)	Registrant undertakes that it will include either (1) as part of any application to purchase a Certificate or an Individual Contract offered by the Prospectus, a space that an applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional Information, or (2) a post card or a similar written communication affixed to or included in the Prospectus that the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of Additional Information.
(c)	Registrant undertakes to deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any financial statements required to be made available under this Form promptly upon written or oral request to Lincoln Life at the address or phone number listed in the Prospectus.
(d)	Lincoln Life hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contract, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Lincoln Life.
(e)	Registrant hereby represents that it is relying on the American Council of Life Insurance (avail. Nov. 28, 1988) no-action letter with respect to Contracts used in connection with retirement plans meeting the requirements of Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and represents further that it will comply with the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (4) set forth in that no-action letter.

Item 33.

For contracts sold in connection with the Texas Optional Retirement Program, Registrant is relying on Rule 6c-7 and represents that paragraphs (a) through (d) of that rule have been complied with.

SIGNATURES

a)      As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Registration Statement and has caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Fort Wayne, and State of Indiana on this 28th day of October, 2010.

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H (Registrant)
American Legacy III Plus
By:	/s/ Delson R. Campbell
	Delson R. Campbell
	Assistant Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
	(Title)
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Depositor)
By:	/s/ Brian A. Kroll
	Brian A. Kroll
	(Signature-Officer of Depositor)
	Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
	(Title)

(b)	As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following per- sons in their capacities indicated on October 28, 2010.
Signature	Title
*	President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Dennis R. Glass
*	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Frederick J. Crawford	(Principal Financial Officer)
*	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Director
Charles C. Cornelio
*	Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
C. Phillip Elam II
*	Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
Randal J. Freitag
*	Senior Vice President and Director
Mark E. Konen
*	Vice President and Director
Keith J. Ryan
*By:/s/ Delson R. Campbell	Pursuant to a Power of Attorney
Delson R. Campbell