38 C.F.R. § 17.129 Retroactive payments prohibited.
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
When a claim for payment or reimbursement of expenses of services not previously authorized has not been timely filed in accordance with the provisions of §17.126, the expenses of any such care or services rendered prior to the date of filing the claim shall not be paid or reimbursed. In no event will a bill or claim be paid or allowed for any care or services rendered prior to the effective date of any law, or amendment to the law, under which eligibility for the medical services at Department of Veterans Affairs expense has been established. [39 FR 1844, Jan. 15, 1974. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 21966, 21968, May 13, 1996]
Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
PART 17—MEDICAL
Payment and Reimbursement of the Expenses of Medical Services Not Previously Authorized
§ 17.129 Retroactive payments prohibited.
