38 C.F.R. § 17.130 Payment for treatment dependent upon preference prohibited.
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
No reimbursement or payment of services not previously authorized will be made when such treatment was procured through private sources in preference to available Government facilities. [39 FR 1844, Jan. 15, 1974. Redesignated at 61 FR 21966, 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
§ 17.130 Payment for treatment dependent upon preference prohibited.

