38 C.F.R. § 17.49 Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care.
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
In scheduling appointments for outpatient medical services and admissions for inpatient hospital care, the Under Secretary for Health shall give priority to: (a) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater based on one or more disabilities or unemployability; and (b) Veterans needing care for a service-connected disability. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1705, 1710) [67 FR 58529, Sept. 17, 2002]
Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
PART 17—MEDICAL
Hospital, Domiciliary and Nursing Home Care
§ 17.49 Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care.

