38 CFR Part 17 - PART 17—MEDICAL
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Definitions and Active Duty (§§ 17.1 - 17.31)
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Protection of Patient Rights (§§ 17.32 - 17.33)
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Tentative Eligibility Determinations (§ 17.34)
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Hospital or Nursing Home Care and Medical Services in Foreign Countries (§ 17.35)
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Enrollment Provisions and Medical Benefits Package (§§ 17.36 - 17.40)
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Examinations and Observation and Examination (§§ 17.41 - 17.42)
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Hospital, Domiciliary and Nursing Home Care (§§ 17.43 - 17.49)
- § 17.43 Persons entitled to hospital or domiciliary care.
- § 17.44 Hospital care for certain retirees with chronic disability (Executive Orders 10122, 10400 and 11733).
- § 17.45 Hospital care for research purposes.
- § 17.46 Eligibility for hospital, domiciliary or nursing home care of persons discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service.
- § 17.47 Considerations applicable in determining eligibility for hospital care, medical services, nursing home care, or domiciliary care.
- § 17.48 Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residences program.
- § 17.49 Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care.
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Use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or Other Federal Hospitals (§§ 17.50 - 17.51)
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Use of Public or Private Hospitals (§§ 17.52 - 17.56)
- § 17.52 Hospital care and medical services in non-VA facilities.
- § 17.53 Limitations on use of public or private hospitals.
- § 17.54 [Reserved]
- § 17.55 Payment for authorized public or private hospital care.
- § 17.56 VA payment for inpatient and outpatient health care professional services at non-departmental facilities and other medical charges associated with non-VA outpatient care.
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Use of Community Nursing Home Care Facilities (§§ 17.57 - 17.60)
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Community Residential Care (§§ 17.61 - 17.74)
- § 17.61 Eligibility.
- § 17.62 Definitions.
- § 17.63 Approval of community residential care facilities.
- § 17.64 [Reserved]
- § 17.65 Approvals and provisional approvals of community residential care facilities.
- § 17.66 Notice of noncompliance with VA standards.
- § 17.67 Request for a hearing.
- § 17.68 Notice and conduct of hearing.
- § 17.69 Waiver of opportunity for hearing.
- § 17.70 Written decision following a hearing.
- § 17.71 Revocation of VA approval.
- § 17.72 Availability of information.
- § 17.73 Medical foster homes—general.
- § 17.74 Standards applicable to medical foster homes.
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Use of Services of Other Federal Agencies (§§ 17.80 - 17.83)
- § 17.80 Alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation in residential and nonresidential facilities by contract.
- § 17.81 Contracts for residential treatment services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.
- § 17.82 Contracts for outpatient services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.
- § 17.83 Limitations on payment for alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation.
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Research-Related Injuries (§ 17.85)
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Care During Certain Disasters and Emergencies (§ 17.86)
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Vocational Training and Health-Care Eligibility Protection for Pension Recipients (§§ 17.90 - 17.91)
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Outpatient Treatment (§§ 17.92 - 17.98)
- § 17.92 Outpatient care for research purposes.
- § 17.93 Eligibility for outpatient services.
- § 17.94 Outpatient medical services for military retirees and other beneficiaries.
- § 17.95 Outpatient medical services for Department of Veterans Affairs employees and others in emergencies.
- § 17.96 Medication prescribed by non-VA physicians.
- § 17.97 [Reserved]
- § 17.98 Mental health services.
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Charges, Waivers, and Collections (§§ 17.100 - 17.106)
- § 17.100 Requirements for provider-based status.
- § 17.101 Collection or recovery by VA for medical care or services provided or furnished to a veteran for a non-service connected disability.
- § 17.102 Charges for care or services.
- § 17.103 Referrals of compromise settlement offers.
- § 17.104 Terminations and suspensions.
- § 17.105 Waivers.
- § 17.106 VA collection rules; third-party payers.
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Disciplinary Control of Beneficiaries Receiving Hospital, Domiciliary or Nursing Home Care (§ 17.107)
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Reimbursement for Loss By Natural Disaster of Personal Effects of Hospitalized or Nursing Home Patients (§§ 17.113 - 17.115)
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Reimbursement to Employees for the Cost of Repairing or Replacing Certain Personal Property Damaged or Destroyed by Patients or Members (§ 17.116)
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Payment and Reimbursement of the Expenses of Medical Services Not Previously Authorized (§§ 17.120 - 17.132)
- § 17.120 Payment or reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished by non-VA providers to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
- § 17.121 Limitations on payment or reimbursement of the costs of emergency treatment not previously authorized.
- § 17.122 [Reserved]
- § 17.123 Claimants.
- § 17.124 Preparation of claims.
- § 17.125 Where to file claims.
- § 17.126 Timely filing.
- § 17.127 Date of filing claims.
- § 17.128 Allowable rates and fees.
- § 17.129 Retroactive payments prohibited.
- § 17.130 Payment for treatment dependent upon preference prohibited.
- § 17.131 Payment of abandoned claims prohibited.
- § 17.132 Appeals.
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Reconsideration of Denied Claims (§ 17.133)
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Delegation of Authority (§ 17.142)
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Sensory and Other Rehabilitative Aids (§§ 17.148 - 17.154)
- § 17.148 Service dogs.
- § 17.149 Sensori-neural aids.
- § 17.150 [Reserved]
- § 17.151 Invalid lifts for recipients of aid and attendance allowance or special monthly compensation.
- § 17.152 Devices to assist in overcoming the handicap of deafness.
- § 17.153 [Reserved]
- § 17.154 Equipment for blind veterans.
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Automotive Equipment and Driver Training (§§ 17.155 - 17.159)
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Dental Services (§§ 17.160 - 17.169)
- § 17.160 Authorization of dental examinations.
- § 17.161 Authorization of outpatient dental treatment.
- § 17.162 Eligibility for Class II dental treatment without rating action.
- § 17.163 Posthospital outpatient dental treatment.
- § 17.164 Patient responsibility in making and keeping dental appointments.
- § 17.165 Emergency outpatient dental treatment.
- § 17.166 Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members.
- § 17.169 VA Dental Insurance Program for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans (VADIP).
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Autopsies (§ 17.170)
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Veterans Canteen Service (§ 17.180)
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Sharing of Medical Facilities, Equipment, and Information (§§ 17.230 - 17.242)
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VA Pilot Program on Graduate Medical Education and Residency (§§ 17.243 - 17.248)
- § 17.243 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.244 Definitions.
- § 17.245 Covered facilities.
- § 17.246 Consideration factors for placement of residents.
- § 17.247 Determination process for placement of residents.
- § 17.248 Costs of placing residents and new residency programs.
Source: Sections 17.243 through 17.248 appear at 88 FR 77520, Nov. 13, 2023, unless otherwise noted. -
Grants for Exchange of Information (§§ 17.250 - 17.266)
- § 17.250 Scope of the grant program.
- § 17.251 The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs.
- § 17.252 Ex officio member of subcommittee.
- § 17.253 Applicants for grants.
- § 17.254 Applications.
- § 17.255 Applications for grants for programs which include construction projects.
- § 17.256 Amended or supplemental applications.
- § 17.257 Awards procedures.
- § 17.258 Terms and conditions to which awards are subject.
- § 17.259 Direct costs.
- § 17.260 Patient care costs to be excluded from direct costs.
- § 17.261 Indirect costs.
- § 17.262 Authority to approve applications discretionary.
- § 17.263 Suspension and termination procedures.
- § 17.264 Recoupments and releases.
- § 17.265 Payments.
- § 17.266 Copyrights and patents.
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Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)—Medical Care for Survivors and Dependents of Certain Veterans (§§ 17.270 - 17.279)
- § 17.270 General provisions and definitions.
- § 17.271 Eligibility.
- § 17.272 Benefits limitations/exclusions.
- § 17.273 Preauthorization.
- § 17.274 Cost sharing.
- § 17.275 CHAMPVA determined allowable amount calculation.
- § 17.276 Claim filing deadline.
- § 17.277 Appeals.
- § 17.278 Medical care cost recovery.
- § 17.279 Confidentiality of records.
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In Vitro Fertilization and Reimbursement of Adoption Expenses (§§ 17.380 - 17.390)
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Hospital Care, Medical Services, and Other Services for Live Donors (§ 17.395)
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Hospital Care and Medical Services for Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families (§ 17.400)
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Hospital Care and Medical Services for Spouses and Families (§§ 17.410 - 17.412)
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Authority of Health Care Providers to Practice in VA (§§ 17.415 - 17.419)
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Center for Innovation for Care and Payment (§ 17.450)
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Confidentiality of Healthcare Quality Assurance Review Records (§§ 17.500 - 17.511)
- § 17.500 General.
- § 17.501 Confidential and privileged documents.
- § 17.502 Applicability of other statutes.
- § 17.503 Improper disclosure.
- § 17.504 Disclosure methods.
- § 17.505 Disclosure authorities.
- § 17.506 Appeal of decision by Veterans Health Administration to deny disclosure.
- § 17.507 Employee responsibilities.
- § 17.508 Access to quality assurance records and documents within the agency.
- § 17.509 Authorized disclosure: Non-Department of Veterans Affairs requests.
- § 17.510 Redisclosure.
- § 17.511 Penalties for violations.
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Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program (§§ 17.525 - 17.531)
- § 17.525 Purpose.
- § 17.526 Definitions.
- § 17.527 Eligibility.
- § 17.528 Application.
- § 17.529 Award procedures.
- § 17.530 Agreement and obligated service.
- § 17.531 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.
Source: Sections 17.525 through 17.531 appear at 85 FR 45535, July 29, 2020, unless otherwise noted. -
Educational Assistance for Certain Former Members of the Armed Forces (§§ 17.535 - 17.539)
- § 17.535 Purpose.
- § 17.536 Eligibility.
- § 17.537 Award procedures.
- § 17.538 Agreement and obligated service.
- § 17.539 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.
Source: Sections 17.535 through 17.539 appear at 86 FR 56651, Oct. 12, 2021, unless otherwise noted. -
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (§§ 17.545 - 17.553)
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VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (§§ 17.600 - 17.612)
- § 17.600 Purpose.
- § 17.601 Definitions.
- § 17.602 Eligibility.
- § 17.603 Availability of HPSP scholarships.
- § 17.604 Application for the HPSP.
- § 17.605 Selection of participants.
- § 17.606 Award procedures.
- § 17.607 Obligated service.
- § 17.608 Deferment of obligated service.
- § 17.609 Pay during period of obligated service.
- § 17.610 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation.
- § 17.611 Bankruptcy.
- § 17.612 Cancellation, waiver, or suspension of obligation.
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Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program (§§ 17.613 - 17.618)
- § 17.613 Purpose.
- § 17.614 Definitions.
- § 17.615 Eligibility.
- § 17.616 Award procedures.
- § 17.617 Agreement and obligated service.
- § 17.618 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.
Source: Sections 17.613 through 17.618 appear at 84 FR 61551, Nov. 13, 2019, unless otherwise noted. -
Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professional Scholarship Program (§§ 17.625 - 17.636)
- § 17.625 Purpose.
- § 17.626 Definitions.
- § 17.627 Eligibility for the VIOMPSP.
- § 17.628 Availability of VIOMPSP scholarships.
- § 17.629 Application for the VIOMPSP.
- § 17.630 Selection of VIOMPSP participants.
- § 17.631 Award procedures.
- § 17.632 Obligated service.
- § 17.633 Deferment of obligated service.
- § 17.634 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation.
- § 17.635 Bankruptcy.
- § 17.636 Cancellation, waiver, or suspension of obligation.
Source: Sections 17.625 through 17.636 appear at 78 FR 51071, Aug. 20, 2013, unless otherwise noted. -
Program for Repayment of Educational Loans for Certain VA Psychiatrists (§§ 17.640 - 17.647)
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Chaplain Services (§ 17.655)
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Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas (§§ 17.700 - 17.730)
- § 17.700 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.701 Definitions.
- § 17.702 Grants—general.
- § 17.703 Eligibility and application.
- § 17.705 Scoring criteria and selection.
- § 17.710 Notice of Fund Availability.
- § 17.715 Grant agreements.
- § 17.720 Payments under the grant.
- § 17.725 Grantee reporting requirements.
- § 17.730 Recovery of funds by VA.
Authority: Sec. 307, Pub. L. 111–163; 38 U.S.C. 501 and as noted in specific sections. Source: 78 FR 19593, Apr. 2, 2013, unless otherwise noted. -
Transitional Housing Loan Program (§§ 17.800 - 17.805)
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Health Care Benefits for Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans and Veterans with Covered Service in Korea—Spina Bifida and Covered Birth Defects (§§ 17.900 - 17.905)
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Payment or Reimbursement for Emergency Services for Nonservice-Connected Conditions in Non-VA Facilities (§§ 17.1000 - 17.1008)
- § 17.1000 Payment or reimbursement for emergency services for nonservice-connected conditions in non-VA facilities.
- § 17.1001 Definitions.
- § 17.1002 Substantive conditions for payment or reimbursement.
- § 17.1003 Emergency transportation.
- § 17.1004 Filing claims.
- § 17.1005 Payment limitations.
- § 17.1006 Decisionmakers.
- § 17.1007 Independent right of recovery.
- § 17.1008 Balance billing prohibited.
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Emergent Suicide Care (§§ 17.1200 - 17.1230)
- § 17.1200 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.1205 Definitions.
- § 17.1210 Eligibility.
- § 17.1215 Periods of emergent suicide care.
- § 17.1220 Provision of emergent suicide care.
- § 17.1225 Payment or reimbursement for emergent suicide care.
- § 17.1230 Payment or reimbursement of emergency transportation.
Source: Sections 17.1200 through 17.1230 appear at 88 FR 2536, Jan. 17, 2023, unless otherwise noted. -
Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the Veterans Choice Program (§§ 17.1500 - 17.1540)
- § 17.1500 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.1505 Definitions.
- § 17.1510 Eligible veterans.
- § 17.1515 Authorizing non-VA care.
- § 17.1520 Effect on other provisions.
- § 17.1525 [Reserved]
- § 17.1530 Eligible entities and providers.
- § 17.1535 Payment rates and methodologies.
- § 17.1540 Claims processing system.
Source: Sections 17.1500 through 17.1540 appear at 79 FR 65585, Nov. 5, 2014, unless otherwise noted. -
Vet Centers (§ 17.2000)
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Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Program (§§ 17.3100 - 17.3130)
- § 17.3100 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.3101 Definitions.
- § 17.3102 Eligibility.
- §§ 17.3103-17.3104 [Reserved]
- § 17.3105 HISA benefit lifetime limits.
- §§ 17.3106-17.3119 [Reserved]
- § 17.3120 Application for HISA benefits.
- §§ 17.3121-17.3124 [Reserved]
- § 17.3125 Approving HISA benefits applications.
- § 17.3126 Disapproving HISA benefits applications.
- §§ 17.3127-17.3129 [Reserved]
- § 17.3130 HISA benefits payment procedures.
Source: Sections 17.3100 through 17.3130 appear at 79 FR 71660, Dec. 3, 2014, unless otherwise noted. -
Prosthetic and Rehabilitative Items and Services (§§ 17.3200 - 17.3250)
- § 17.3200 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.3210 Definitions.
- § 17.3220 Eligibility.
- § 17.3230 Authorized items and services.
- § 17.3240 Furnishing authorized items and services.
- § 17.3250 Veteran responsibilities.
Source: Sections 17.3200 through 17.3250, appear at 85 FR 84259, Dec. 28, 2020 unless otherwise noted. -
Clinical Laboratory Standards (§ 17.3500)
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Veterans Community Care Program (§§ 17.4000 - 17.4040)
- § 17.4000 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.4005 Definitions.
- § 17.4010 Veteran eligibility.
- § 17.4015 Designated VA medical service lines.
- § 17.4020 Authorized non-VA care.
- § 17.4025 Effect on other provisions.
- § 17.4030 Eligible entities and providers.
- § 17.4035 Payment rates.
- § 17.4040 Designated access standards.
Source: Sections 17.4000 through 17.4040, appear as 84 FR 26307, June 5, 2019, unless otherwise noted. -
Veterans Care Agreements (§§ 17.4100 - 17.4600)
- § 17.4100 Definitions.
- § 17.4105 Purpose and Scope.
- § 17.4110 Entity or provider certification.
- § 17.4115 VA use of Veterans Care Agreements.
- § 17.4120 Payment rates.
- § 17.4125 Review of Veterans Care Agreements.
- § 17.4130 Discontinuation of Veterans Care Agreements.
- § 17.4135 Disputes.
- § 17.4600 Urgent care.
Source: Sections 17.4100 through 17.4135 appear at 84 FR 21678, May 14, 2019, unless otherwise noted.
Authority:
38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections.
Section 17.30 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701.
Section 17.32 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7331–7334.
Section 17.35 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1724.
Section 17.37 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 101, 1701, 1705, 1710, 1720J, 1721, 1722.
Section 17.38 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701 and 1703.
Section 17.43 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 109, 1784, 8111, and 8153.
Section 17.44 also issued under E.O. 10122, 15 FR 2173, 3 CFR, 1949–1953 Comp., p. 313, E.O. 10400, 17 FR 8648, 3 CFR, 1949–1953 Comp., p. 900, and E.O. 11733, 38 FR 20431, 3 CFR, 1971–1975 Comp., p. 792.
Section 17.46 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1710.
Section 17.52 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1703, 1710, 1712, and 3104.
Section 17.55 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 513, 1703, and 1728.
Section 17.56 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703 and 1728.
Sections 17.61 through 17.74 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1730.
Section 17.86 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1785.
Section 17.101 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 101, 1701, 1705, 1710, 1721, 1722, 1729.
Section 17.102 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 109, 1711, 1729, 1784, 1784A, 1785, 8111, 8153.
Section 17.105 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501, 1721, 1722A, 1724, and 1725A.
Section 17.108 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501, 1703, 1710, 1725A, 1720J, and 1730A.
Section 17.110 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501, 1703, 1710, 1720D, 1720J, 1722A, and 1730A.
Section 17.111 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 101(28), 501, 1701(7), 1703, 1710, 1710B, 1720B, 1720D, 1722A, and 1730A.
Section 17.125 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7304.
Section 17.169 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1712C.
Sections 17.243 through 17.248 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7302 note.
Sections 17.270, and 17.272 through 17.277 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1781.
Section 17.271 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1720G(a)(7)(A) and 1781.
Section 17.278 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1781 and 42 U.S.C. 2651.
Section 17.279 is also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 38 U.S.C. 1781, 5701, and 7332.
Sections 17.380, 17.390 and 17.412 are also issued under sec. 260, Pub. L. 114–223, 130 Stat. 857, and sec. 236, Public Law 115–141, 132 Stat. 348, and sec. 236, div. J, Pub. L 115–141, 132 Stat. 348.
Section 17.395 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1788.
Section 17.410 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1787.
Section 17.415 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7301, 7304, 7402, and 7403.
Section 17.417 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701 (note), 1709A, 1712A (note), 1722B, 7301, 7330A, 7401–7403, 7406 (note).
Section 17.419 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701 (note), 7301, 7306, 7330A, 7401–7403, 7405, 7406, 7408).
Section 17.450 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703E.
Sections 17.525 through 17.531 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7691 through 7697.
Sections 17.545 through 17.553 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7698, 7699, 7699A, and 7699B.
Sections 17.613 through 17.618 are also issued under Pub. L. 115–182, sec. 304.
Sections 17.640 and 17.647 are also issued under sec. 4, Pub. L. 114–2, 129 Stat. 30.
Sections 17.641 through 17.646 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501(a) and sec. 4, Pub. L. 114–2, 129 Stat. 30.
Section 17.655 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 7304, 7405.
Sections 17.1200 through 17.1230 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1720J.
Section 17.3200 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1162, 1701, 1707, 1710, 1714, 1717, 3901.
Section 17.3210 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1710.
Section 17.3220 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701(6)(F), 1710.
Section 17.3230 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701(6)(F), 1710, 1714(a).
Section 17.3250 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1710, 1725, 1728.
Section 17.3500 is also issued under Pub. L. 102–139 sec. 101.
Sections 17.4000 through 17.4040 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703, 1703B, and 1703C.
Section 17.4100 et seq. is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703A.
Section 17.4600 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1725A and 1730A.