VA · va-other · Published 2011-05-05 · Effective 2011-05-05 · 76 FR 26148
Document
Document number
2011-10962
Federal Register citation
76 FR 26148
CFR reference
38 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2011-05-05
Effective date
2011-05-05
Abstract
This document promulgates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) interim final regulations concerning a new caregiver benefits program provided by VA. This rule implements title I of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, which was signed into law on May 5, 2010. The purpose of the new caregiver benefits program is to provide certain medical, travel, training, and financial benefits to caregivers of certain veterans and servicemembers who were seriously injured in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.